Moore v. O'Connor

Nov 18, 1958
No. 58-46
Reporters:
Before:
Carroll
PER CURIAM.

The tenant sued the landlord for an injury occasioned ‍‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‍by a rotted bannister. Final summary judgment was entered for defendant. Although the landlord had made a covenant for general ‍‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‍repairs, it conclusively appeared from the pleadings and depositions on file together with the affidavits that neither the landlord nor ‍‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‍the tenant had knowledge of the latent defect. The judgment is affirmed upon authority of the rule set forth in ‍‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‍Butler v. Maney, 146 Fla. 33, 200 So. 226; Sampson v. Stanley Corp., Fla.1954, 75 So.2d 186; cf. Propper v. Kesner, Fla.1958, 104 So.2d ‍‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‍1.

Affirmed.

CARROLL, CHAS., C. J., and HORTON and PEARSON, JJ., concur.