Tanko v. Collier

MYERS, Associate Judge.

Appellees, occupants of a single room in appellants’ house, sued the latter alleging (1) unlawful eviction without notice and (2) damages to personal property as a result of the negligent acts of appellants in the course of the eviction. Separate damages were asked on each ground. In defense appellants asserted that appellees were “roomers” or “lodgers,” not tenants entitled to statutory notice, and denied any carelessness in lawfully dispossessing them. The trial court concluded from the evidence that appellees had rented only a single bedroom, not an apartment, and…