Lebensburger v. Scofield
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Ohio.
1Opinion of the Court
EURTON, Circuit Judge.
Action by tenant of two lower floors of a three-story building for damages resulting from a defective water-closet on the floor above, occupied by another tenant. There was judgment for the defendant.
The building, of which the leased premises were a part, was owned by Frank G. Scofield and Mary S. Moore; Scofield being owner of an estate for his life, and Mrs. Moore of the remainder. In this state of the title, Eebensburger became tenant, under a lease made April 1, 1899, for a term of five years, of the two lower floors and basement. This lease was between Frank G.…
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