Keenan v. Legardeur

This is a suit by a landlord against his tenant for the sum of $340.00 claimed as rent.

The tenant admits the execution of a lease for the premises, for which rent is claimed, and, that rent notes aggregating the sum demanded, signed by him, are unpaid in the hands of plaintiff. His defense is based upon Art. 2692 R. C. C. to the effect that the lessor is bound to “maintain the thing in a condition such as to serve for the use for which it is hired and to cause the lessee to be in peaceable possession of the thing during the continuance of the lease”.

Defendant avers that he leased lower floor…