Yancey v. Peters

Plaintiff sued for damages and in her petition alleged substantially as follows: Plaintiff rented a house from the defendant as a residence, which the defendant represented to her to be safe. Defendant agreed to keep the same in good repair, and to make all necessary repairs, and keep the same safe. Defendant especially agreed to repair the hearth in the rear room of said house, because the same was “faulty and constructed of three loose brick and dirt, and was in a, weak and dangerous condition.” Each time plaintiff paid the defendant the rent due she would call the defendant’s attention to…