Shadowood Associates v. Kirk

Carley, Judge.

Appellee resided in an apartment owned by appellant. Appellee’s apartment was equipped with a sliding glass door which allegedly was defective and rendered the apartment insecure against intrusion. The apartment was burglarized, the unknown burglar(s) having gained entrance by removing the sliding glass door. Thereafter, appellee brought suit against appellant, alleging that its negligence in failing to render the door adequately secure proximately caused her loss.

At trial, the evidence showed that appellee requested that appellant rectify the defective condition of the door on…