Goodall v. Deters

The parties will be referred to in this opinion as they stood in the trial court. The plaintiff, Barbara Deters, brought an action against the defendant, “William R. Goodall, seeking to recover $5,000 damages for a personal injury, and $150 loss of salary as the result of the injury, total $5,150.

The defendant was the owner of an apartment building. The plaintiff rented and occupied a room in the building under an oral lease from month to month. Nothing was said by either party to the other about repairs to any part of the room. The defendant employed a carpenter to make any repairs needed in…