Starns v. Lancaster

WHITE, Judge.

This appeal concerns the liability of a landlord for injuries resulting from a fall occurring on the landlord’s rental property.

The evidence shows that in August of 1974, the appellee leased to William and Judy Rose a mobile home and lot located in Henderson, Kentucky. The only entrance to the mobile home was by means of a porch and steps. The porch was wider than the steps and had handrails only along the ends. The steps had no handrails at all. There was no outside light on the mobile home.

On August 11, 1975, the appellant, along with Mrs. Rose’s father, arrived at the Rose…