Detling v. Edelbrock
Supreme Court of Missouri
671 S.W.2d 265 (1984)
Relevant factsFree
Tenants (plaintiffs) sued their landlord (defendant) alleging numerous municipal housing-code violations breached an implied warranty of habitability, a theory Missouri courts had not previously recognized; the circuit court dismissed their claim for failure to state a cause of action, and the landlord separately argued on appeal that a statutory Housing Act remedy was the tenants' exclusive avenue for relief, a defense not raised in his answer below.
IssueFree
Whether a landlord impliedly warrants the habitability of leased residential property.
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