Wade v. Jobe

818 P.2d 1006 (1991)

Clyde WADE, Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

Lynda JOBE, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 890443.

Supreme Court of Utah.

September 23, 1991.

Judith Mayorga, Ogden, Bruce M. Plenk, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

James H. Deans, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellee.

DURHAM, Justice:

In June 1988, defendant Lynda Jobe (the tenant) rented a house in Ogden, Utah, from plaintiff Clyde Wade (the landlord). Jobe had three young children. Shortly after she took occupancy, the tenant discovered numerous defects in the dwelling, and within a few days, she had no hot water.…