PUGH v. HOLMES


253 Pa.Super. 76 (1978)

384 A.2d 1234

J.C. PUGH, Appellee, v. Eloise P. HOLMES, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 13, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Woodward, Chambersburg, for appellant.

No appearance entered nor brief submitted for appellee.

Before WATKINS, President Judge, and JACOBS, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN der VOORT and SPAETH, JJ.


JACOBS, President Judge:

This appeal presents an issue important to the application of landlord-tenant law. Appellant Mrs. Holmes requests that Pennsylvania join the growing number of jurisdictions which have abolished the principle of caveat emptor (or caveat lessee) and applied the doctrine of implied warranty of habitability to landlord-tenant relationships.1 For the reasons stated below, we hold that caveat emptor...

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