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Aspon v. Loomis, 816 P.2d 751 (1991)

Citation
Aspon v. Loomis, 816 P.2d 751 (1991)
Parent Document
Aspon v. Loomis, 816 P.2d 751 (1991)
Jurisdiction
Washington (state)
Effective Date
1991-09-16

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Aspon brought a negligence action against the Loom-ises, seeking damages for medical expenses, wage loss, residual scarring, and pain and suffering. She proposed a jury instruction based on WPI 130.06, which stated that "[a] landlord has a duty to use ordinary care to keep the premises fit for human habitation at all times during a tenancy." The trial court rejected the proposed instruction on the basis that the landlord-tenant act imposed a duty to repair only with respect to conditions specifically enumerated in the statute. In place of Aspon's proposed instruction, the court gave the following instruction as to a landlord's duty: