Legal Opinion
Levy v. Morgan Brothers Manhattan Storage Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 31, 1994PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for negligence and conversion, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Christ, J.), dated July 31, 1992, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The plaintiff seeks recovery of damages sustained as the result of the theft of certain Persian rugs which had been kept in a self-storage room located in the defendant’s warehouse. It is uncontroverted that the plaintiff placed his own lock on the door to the windowless storage room and did not…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Gross v. SweetNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- I.C.C. Metals, Inc. v. Municipal Warehouse Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
3Cited by3 opinions
- Futterman v. West Shore Marina, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Hutton v. Public Storage Management, Inc.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1998
- Meirowitz v. Bayport-Bluepoint Union Free School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008