Supreme Court of Delaware April 22, 1969 (Lawrence v. Staite)

CAREY, Justice.

These appellants, James Lawrence and Annie B. Lawrence, his wife, owned a dwelling house near Dover which they rented to the appellees, Anthony A. Staite and Joan F. Staite, his wife. The tenants sued the landlords in Superior Court, alleging damage to personal property by a fire allegedly caused by a defect in the heater, which the landlords were obligated to keep in repair.