Hauben v. Melton

RAWLS, Judge.

Appellant Hauben brings this appeal from a summary judgment which held that as a matter of law appellee Melton was not liable for injuries Hauben sustained while visiting a friend in an apartment owned by Melton. The sole question presented by this appeal is: For purposes of establishing a landlord’s liability for injuries does a social guest of the tenant occupy the legal status of a “licensee ?”

Prior to February 15, 1970, Mike Blakely rented a one-bedroom garage apartment from Melton. The apartment was above the garage and was reached by a stairway. The landing at the top of…