Sessa v. Rozzi

Citations

• 68 Pa. Super. 593
• 1918 Pa. Super. LEXIS 146

Syllabus

<p>Landlord and tenant — Injuries from defect in premises — Notice ' — Caveat emptor.</p> <p>In the absence of fraud or concealment, a landlord is not r^ sponsible to a tenant for injuries resulting from defects existing at the time of tbe demise. Tbe rule of caveat emptor applies in full force and the tenant and his family are bound to use their eyes to discover such defects as are open to observation or inspection. This rule applies to a visible defect in a part of the means of egress from and ingress to the premises demised, and distinctively a part of them.</p> <p>Practice — ■Appeals—Suit by husband and wife — Single judgment —Act of May 8, 1895, P. L. 5Jj, Sec. 2.</p> <p>Where a husband and wife are joined in one action and a single judgment is entered on separate verdicts in their favor, and it appears on appeal that neither husband nor wife is entitled to recover, the appellate court in reversing the judgment will remit the record to the court below with directions to amend its record and enter separate judgments n. o. v. for defendant.</p>