Roman v. King, 233 S.W. 161 (1921)

Citation: Roman v. King, 233 S.W. 161 (1921)
Parent Document: Roman v. King, 233 S.W. 161 (1921)
Jurisdiction: Missouri (state)
Effective Date: 1921-07-23
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/3550984/roman-v-king/ ↗

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We think the proposition expressed in these and other cases is a sound one. We do not think the law should encourage the wrongdoer in interposing his own *Page 655 
wrong as a defense against one who has suffered from its effects. It is true that in this case the plaintiff had access through a rear door to her back yard, and we will presume that this way wound somewhere safely to a street. It may also be that under some circumstances it might have been plaintiff's duty to protect her landlord from loss by subjecting herself to the same roundabout process, but she also had the right to consider, to some extent at least, her own convenience secured to her by her lease, even to the extent of encountering a danger which might possibly react upon the landlord who violates it. The law will not compel her, without good reason, to abandon her front door, the full and free use of which was included in her monthly rental.

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