United States First Circuit

In plaintiff's personal injury suit against the lessor of his employer, for back injuries sustained after stepping into a hole in a shed on lessor's property, district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant is affirmed, as under Humphrey v. Byron, a lessor of commercial property has no obligation to make repairs to that property unless he or she contracts to do so, and here, the lease did not obligate defendant to maintain or repair the tire shed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/30/2012
• Published 07/30/2012

Judges

• Lynch

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel