Perkins v. Marsh

This is an action for rent of a building upon a written lease made by plaintiffs to defendants. The defense interposed was a constructive eviction by the lessors because of defects which were known to the lessors, of which they failed to inform the lessees prior to the lease, which the lessees did not know; and by reason of said defects the building was unfit for the purposes for which it was leased. By cross-complaint, defendants sought recovery for damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of the condition of the premises. The cause was tried to the court, which found that plaintiffs…