Becker v. IRM Corp.

Opinion

BROUSSARD, J.

In this personal injury action plaintiff’s complaint asserted causes of action of strict liability and negligence against defendant landlord. Defendant moved for summary judgment urging that a landlord is not liable to a tenant for a latent defect of the rented premises absent concealment of a known danger or an expressed contractual or statutory duty to repair. The trial court granted the motion and denied a motion for reconsideration. Plaintiff appeals.1

We have concluded that the trial court erred as to both causes of action.

The complaint alleged that plaintiff was…