Annis v. Britton

Defendant owned a dwelling house in the city of Flint. In February, 1918, plaintiff found the house vacant, took possession without consulting-the owner, and started to keep boarders and roomers. She soon learned the name of the agent of the owner and paid rent. This brought about the relation of landlord and tenant although no lease or other agreement was made. In December, Í919, she was cleaning some rooms on the second floor above the basement, went out on a rear porch, 18 feet above the ground, to empty a dustpan of soot, placed a hand on the porch rail to steady herself and tossed out…