Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 11/8/1979

Berman & Sons, Inc. v. Jefferson

Citations

396 N.E.2d 981
379 Mass. 196
1979 Mass. LEXIS 984

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applying § 8A where landlord had actual notice of defective condition, regardless of landlord's lack of \fault\ in failing to timely remedy condition
clarifying that the landlord’s duty is one of strict liability
noting implied warranty caselaw removing the landlord’s duty from the “realm of private ordering”
noting implied warranty caselaw removing the landlord’s duty from the “realm of private ordering”
noting implied warranty caselaw removing the landlord’s duty from the “realm of private ordering”
noting implied warranty caselaw removing the landlord’s duty from the “realm of private ordering”

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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Liacos, Abrams

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