Ionin v. E. D. & M. Corp.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Bodine, J.

The plaintiffs were monthly tenants of the middle floor apartment of premises at 476 South Seventeenth street, Newark, New Jersey. The defendant Pernlot, Incorporated, was the owner of the premises. On September 20th, 1926, Mrs. Ionin was placing some dishes in her pantry. The ceiling plaster fell upon her causing personal injuries for which she and her husband sued and had judgment.

A landlord is liable for injury to a tenant in an apartment house caused by the falling of the ceiling due to á leaky condition of. the roof where the landlord…