Hallock v. Smith

Appellee declared against appellant in an action for damages on account of a personal injury. The report sets out count 1 of the complaint. Count 2 requires no special attention.

As to the tenant, his guests, servants, or others entering under his title— including the plaintiff in this case — in the absence of a covenant to repair, the landlord, according to the common law, is liable only for injuries resulting from latent defects, known to him at the time of the leasing, and which he conceals from the tenant. This rule is well established in this jurisdiction. Morgan v. Shappard, 156 Ala.…