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LAWRENCE v. STAITE

253 A.2d 506 (1969)

James LAWRENCE and Annie B. Lawrence, his wife, owners or reputed owners, Defendants Below, Appellants, v. Anthony A. STAITE and Joan F. Staite, his wife, Plaintiffs Below, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

April 22, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grover C. Brown, Dover, for defendants below, appellants.

Roy S. Shiels, of Brown, Shiels & Barros, Dover, for plaintiffs below, appellees.

CAREY and HERRMANN, Justices, and MESSICK, Judge, sitting.

CAREY, Justice.

These appellants, James Lawrence and Annie B. Lawrence, his wife, owned a dwelling house near Dover which they rented to the appellees, Anthony A. Staite and Joan F. Staite, his wife. The tenants sued the landlords in Superior Court, alleging damage to personal property by a fire allegedly caused by a defect in the heater, which the landlords were obligated to keep in repair. The jury returned a verdict in...

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