BETTER THAN PERFECT

No. 452 By now, every American has heard the fascinating story.  Detroit Tigers’ pitcher Armando Galarraga pitches a perfect game, except for a call at first base with two out in the bottom of the ninth, which the replays show was clearly wrong and the umpire himself emphatically admits it immediately.  Then, Baseball Commissioner Bud […]

Landlord-Tenant: Pugh v. Holmes, the end of Caveat Emptor.

t has been over thirty year since the Pennsylvania Supreme Court definitively laid to rest the venerable doctrine of caveat emptor in landlord tenant law and replaced it with the warranty of habitability. In Pugh v. Holmes, 486 Pa. 272, 405 A.2d 897 (1979), the Supreme Court stated that the ancient common law doctrine was rooted in an agrarian world where the land, not the dwelling was the focus. The house that came with the farm acreage predated electricity, indoor plumbing and all the modern amenities. The tenant was expected to inspect the dwelling and demand repairs at the time the lease was negotiated.

Dunkirk, 70 Years Later.

On June 2, 1940 the German Army broke through defenses around Dunkirk and ended the evacuation of troops across the English Channel. It would be another 2 1/2 years before the United States would enter the war. An invasion was believed to be weeks away.

Coming up on Two Years.

In a little over a month, July 7, PLBT will have its second anniversary. We will also be approaching post number 500 — 448 posts have been published to date. We made it to 300 on August 25, 2009. Lets see whether we can put out 51 worthwhile posts in the next 37 days and hit 500 by July 7. That’s ten a week.

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CLIFF TUTTLE has been a Pennsylvania lawyer for over 45 years and (inter alia) is a real estate litigator and legal writer. The posts in this blog are intended to provide general information about legal topics of interest to lawyers and consumers with a Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania focus. However, this information does not constitute legal advice and there is no lawyer-client relationship created when you read this blog. You are encouraged to leave comments but be aware that posted comments can be read by others. If you wish to contact me in privacy, please use the Contact Form located immediately below this message. I will reply promptly and in strict confidence.

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