Lovejoy v. Townsend & Tipton

JAMES, Chief Justice.

There is no statment of facts. The judge’s conclusions of fact are: That Townsend & Tipton rented of Lovejoy one of the lower floor storerooms of a two-story rock building for a dry goods business; that Lovejoy, in his contracts with the several tenants of said building, including the one in question, "expressly reserved the exclusive possession, control of, and the obligation to repair and keep in repair” the roof of the building; that the roof became out of repair by reason of Love joy’s negligence during the term of this lease by reason of the margin of the tin roof…