Ashmun v. Nichols
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: William' L. Bradshaw, Judge. Department 2. Plaintiff alleges that the defendant was the owner of Lot 1, Block 182, in the City of Portland; that in December, 1918, she made an oral lease thereof and of the dwelling-house thereon, at a monthly rental of $25; that the defendant promised and agreed to make certain repairs on the premises and to keep them in good condition; that on October 9, 1916, while in possession of the premises under such verbal lease,…
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From Multnomah: William' L. Bradshaw, Judge. Department 2. Plaintiff alleges that the defendant was the owner of Lot 1, Block 182, in the City of Portland; that in December, 1918, she made an oral lease thereof and of the dwelling-house thereon, at a monthly rental of $25; that the defendant promised and agreed to make certain repairs on the premises and to keep them in good condition; that on October 9, 1916, while in possession of the premises under such verbal lease, plaintiff undertook to go down the stairway leading from the first floor of the building into the basement, for the purpose…
1Opinion of the CourtJohns, J.
It appears that at the time of the leasing the building in question was very old, out of repair and in a dilapidated condition ■, that it was only a mat*227ter of a short time until it would have to be torn down; that it was necessary that certain improvements should be made before it would be a fit or suitable place for habitation; that certain repairs were then made and during the three-year period of the leasing the landlord continued to make minor and inexpensive repairs, and that the agreed rental was paid.
There was an old stairway leading to the basement in which the plaintiff kept her wood…
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