Dapkunas v. Cagle

Plaintiff brought suit for personal injuries which allegedly occurred when she fell from the back steps of a home she had rented from defendant. Plaintiff’s fifth amended complaint was dismissed for failure to state a cause of action, and judgment was entered in favor of defendant. Plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff’s fifth amended complaint contained two counts. The first count alleged that defendant owned a frame house in Johnston City, Illinois; that prior to August 13,1969, plaintiff and defendant entered into a “verbal lease” of the house on a month-to-month basis; that plaintiff rented the…