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Morris rented an apartment in a relatively safe neighborhood of a major city. The door
to Morris' apartment had two locks, and one of these was of the deadbolt variety
designed to prevent burglaries. Morris left for work and engaged both locks. When
Morris returned from work, Morris found that a burglar had broken into the apartment
by forcibly breaking the locks. Morris sustained a substantial loss of money and
property from this burglary. Morris notified the building superintendent and the owner
who had the locks repaired. The attempted repairs were not entirely successful,
inasmuch as the locks did not properly lock on some occasions. This enabled the door
to be readily opened whenever anyone pushed against the door. Morris complained
frequently about the condition of the locks, but the owner would take no further action
regarding them. Finally, a burglar again broke into Morris' apartment, stealing
substantial sums. This time, there was no breaking of the locks. The evidence was that
the locks were not working properly at the time of the burglary. Morris sued the owner
for the losses from the two burglaries. Decide.
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