Jordan v. Goddard

At trial there was conflicting testimony on various issues. The evidence, however, would have permitted the jury to find the following to be the facts.

About September 24, 1974, Jordan, a professional football player, moved into an apartment in Mansfield rented to him by Goddard, who owned the building. There was no written lease, but it was agreed that the rent was to be $150 a month, “heat, electricity, everything furnished.” When the agreement was made, Goddard showed Jordan an area about four and a half to five feet wide, which Goddard said had “been used as a closet before.” This…