Panaroni v. Johnson

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that because the housing code imposed duties upon both the landlord and the tenant, \neither can insulate himself from the duties imposed by law by making private arrangement with others\
• finding “retention of control” where the lease did not expressly resolve the issue of control and there was “evidence that the lessor was granted general access to the apartment for the purpose of inspection and repair”
• “The word ‘control’ ,.. refers to the power or authority to manage, superintend, direct, and oversee.”
• New Haven housing code obligated landlord to maintain outside stairway in sound condition or good repair
• where contract is ambiguous, court may consider evidence of parties’ pri- or conversations to aid its interpretation
• \The violation of an ordinance enacted for the protection of the public is negligence as a matter of law.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).