Case Name: HOLLINGSWORTH v. MUELLER et al
Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1924-09-22
Citations: 2 Ohio Law Abs. 731
Docket Number: No. 5216
Parties: HOLLINGSWORTH v. MUELLER et al
Judges: 
Reporter: The Ohio Law Abstract
Volume: 2
Pages: 731–731

Head Matter:
No. 766
HOLLINGSWORTH v. MUELLER et al
Ohio Appeals, 8th Dist., Cuyahoga County
No. 5216.
Decided Sept. 22, 1924
703. LANDLORD AND TENANT — Landlord’s promise to repair premises gives him no right of control or occupation thereof.
Attorneys — C. E. Alden, Esq., for Hollings-worth; A. C. Knight, Esq., for Mueller.

Opinion:
VICKERY, J.
Epitomized Opinion
Published Only in Ohio Law Abstract
Action instituted in Cuyahoga Common Pleas to recover dameges resulting from defective condition of rented property. The trial court directed verdict for Mueller. Affirming the judgment below, the. Cuyahoga Court of Appeals held:
1. Landlord's promise to repair premises rented gives landlord no control of property.
2. Promise to repair rented premises gives landlord no right of occupation.