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Section 1942

Citation
Section 1942
Parent Document
Knight v. Hallsthammar, 623 P.2d 268 (1981)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1981-02-13
Original Source
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1241155/knight-v-hallsthammar/ ↗

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The trial court's instruction in terms of Civil Code section 823 may well have confused the jury and caused them to think that the tenants had no defense against the owners if the premises had been uninhabitable before the change of ownership. Accordingly, the court erred when it gave this instruction.