Hente v. Shercoop Corporation

This is an action for personal injuries. The plaintiff, a carpenter, was a tenant of the defendant, Bostock, Rhoades & Co. Inc. (hereinafter referred to as Bostock) which, in turn, had leased the entire building from the appealing defendant Shercoop Corp. (hereinafter called Shercoop), the owner, with the right in the latter to enter and make repairs. Bostock occupied the six floors of the building except for that portion of the fourth floor which it leased to plaintiff and a portion of the sixth or top floor which it rented to another tenant.

The entrance used by plaintiff led into the…