Davies v. Kelley

The record in this case presents the question of the liability of a landlord for an injury resulting from the defective condition of a stairway and porch erected and maintained for the purpose of accommodating several tenants occupying different portions of the premises.

From the undisputed facts in the record it appears that the several apartments of a 20-suite apartment building owned by Mrs. Kelley, were rented by her to various tenants without written lease, and upon an agreed rental, payable monthly; that although there was no express reservation by the landlord of control over, or…