EVANS v. BOYER

No. 17263.

830 S.W.2d 532 (1992)

Jim EVANS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Kenneth BOYER, et al., Defendants-Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two.

Motion for Rehearing or to Transfer Denied May 20, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. LePage, M. Roger Carlin, Evenson, Carlin & LePage, Pineville, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Dwight Douglas, Douglas, Douglas, Johnson & Wood, Neosho, for defendants-respondents.


FLANIGAN, Chief Judge.

The disposition of this appeal is governed by the following principle which finds support in Missouri case law:

[A] landlord who undertakes to make repairs or improvements for the benefit of his tenant, whether he is obligated by law or by agreement with the tenant to do so, or whether he does so gratuitously, cannot relieve himself from his liability for negligence in making such repairs or improvements by employing an independent...

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