Cohran v. Boothby Realty Co.

This appeal by Curtiss F. Cohran, plaintiff below, is from summary judgment entered in favor of Boothby Realty Company, a corporation, and Larkway Gardens Corporation, defendants below. Cohran's action sought damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained as the proximate result of defendants' negligence, wantonness, breach of implied warranty, and legal fraud and misrepresentations. We affirm.

Issue

Is a cause of action in tort by a tenant against a landlord cognizable under Alabama law where the tenant sues for personal injuries resulting from an alleged patently defective condition of…