A.O. Smith Corp. v. Kaufman Grain Co.

How courts have described this case

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• “The general rule is that the obligation to pay rent and the covenant to make repairs are separate and independent covenants”
• lessor liable if he knew or should have known of a defect on the leased premises which could not have been discovered upon reasonable examination by lessee
• acceptance of monthly rental payments by the landlord will generally create a month-to-month tenancy
• a month-to-month tenancy can last indefinitely but can be terminated on 30 days’ notice

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).