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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Gifford v. Sears, 19 Mass. L. Rptr. 716 (2005)

Citation
Gifford v. Sears, 19 Mass. L. Rptr. 716 (2005)
Parent Document
Gifford v. Sears, 19 Mass. L. Rptr. 716 (2005)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
2005-08-12

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In two recent cases the courts have permitted these claims under a breach of warranty theory. In 1994, Judge Toomey denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss the warranty claim and relied on Supreme Judicial Court cases which eliminated the common-law rule eradicating the distinction between licenses and invitees in connection with a landowner’s duty of care in negligence actions. Mitchell-Gionet v. Markowski, 1994 WL 878955, *2-4 (Mass.Super. Nov. 9, 1994). Relying heavily on Markowski, Judge Agnes permitted the plaintiff, who was a guest of the tenant’s, to pursue a claim for injuries allegedly resulting from a fall on the exterior steps of an apartment under a theory of breach of warranty of habitability. Ruiz v. Pelson Realty Trust, 2001 WL 810347, *2-4 (Mass.Super. April 9, 2004) (13 Mass. L. Rptr. 346).