Hariston v. Washington Housing Corp.

CAYTON, Associate Judge.

This was a suit for damages caused by the falling of a plaster ceiling in an apartment leased by plaintiff from defendant-owner. The lease contained the familiar clause requiring the lessee to deliver the premises “in the same order in which it was received, usual wear and tear, fire and storm excepted.” Plaintiff testified that a few days before the ceiling fell she had requested defendant to repair the paper around the electric light fixture in the center of the r.oom. She also testified that defendant had during the four years of her tenancy kept the lights,…