Sherman v. Concourse Realty Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtChrist, J.
In this negligence action the basic issue is whether a landlord’s negligent maintenance of residential premises may be the predicate for holding him liable in tort for personal injuries inflicted upon a tenant by a criminal intruder in a common area of the premises.
Plaintiff Sol Sherman, the tenant, sustained personal injuries when he was assaulted and robbed by an unidentified assailant in the lobby of the multiple dwelling owned by the defendant landlord. For a week prior to this incident the lobby entrance door was in defective condition for the reason, as alleged in the complaint, that…
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