King v. Moorehead, 495 S.W.2d 65 (1973)
- Citation
- King v. Moorehead, 495 S.W.2d 65 (1973)
- Parent Document
- King v. Moorehead, 495 S.W.2d 65 (1973)
- Jurisdiction
- Missouri (state)
- Effective Date
- 1973-04-02
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1,265 charsAt early common law, a lease was considered a conveyance of an estate in land and was equivalent to a sale of the prem*69ises for the term of the demise. Warner v. Fry, 360 Mo. 496, 228 S.W.2d 729, 730 [1] (1950); 2 Powell, The Law of Real Property, § 221(1) at 178. As a purchaser of an estate in land, the tenant was subject to the strict property rule of caveat emptor■ — let the buyer beware. The lessee’s eyes were his bargain. He had the duty to inspect the property for defects and took the land as he found it. “[F]raud apart, there (was) no law against letting a tumble-down house.” Robbins v. Jones, 15 CBNS 221, 143 Eng. Rep. 768, 776 (1863). There was no implied warranty by the lessor that the leased premises were habitable or fit. The common law traditionally assumed that the landlord and tenant were of equal bargaining power. So, if the tenant wished to protect himself as to the fitness of the premises, he could exact an express covenant from the landlord for that purpose. Burnes v. Fuchs, 28 Mo.App. 279, 281 (1887) ; Griffin v. Freeborn, 181 Mo.App. 203, 168 S. W. 219, 220 [1-5] (1914); See also, Landlord and Tenant — Implied Warranty of Habitability — Demise of the Traditional Doctrine of Caveat Emptor, 20 DePaul L. Rev. 955 (1970-1971).