Barron v. Liedloff
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Blue Earth county by plaintiff, a subtenant, to recover from defendants, as landlords, $2,100 for personal injuries occasioned by the neglect of defendants to repair and keep in repair the floor of a porch appurtenant to the leased premises, as covenanted in the original lease.
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Action in the district court for Blue Earth county by plaintiff, a subtenant, to recover from defendants, as landlords, $2,100 for personal injuries occasioned by the neglect of defendants to repair and keep in repair the floor of a porch appurtenant to the leased premises, as covenanted in the original lease. The case was tried before Eorin Cray, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $200. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
The defendants are the owners of a two-story brick store and living rooms on Front street, in the city of Mankato, and on February 24, 1904, they gave a written lease thereof to William R. Crandall for the *475term of one year, to commence March 15 thereafter. In and by the lease the defendants agreed to put the premises in first-class condition, and to care for ordinary repairs. The lease contained no limitations on the right of the lessee to sublet the premises, or any part of them. He sublet to the plaintiff two of the living rooms in the second story of the building, with the right to use an…
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