Collins v. Humphrey

On August 29, 1939, the plaintiff’s husband was a tenant at will of the defendant in premises on Orange Street, in Worcester, where the plaintiff and her husband resided. On that day the plaintiff fell and was injured by reason of the defective condition of some steps leading from the kitchen to a walk. The steps were used only by the plaintiff and her family and were apparently part of the demised premises. At any rate, the plaintiff’s case is rested upon the proposition that the defendant had agreed “to keep the rented premises in a condition of safety on his own responsibility without…