Schneider v. State

This is a claim for damages to personal property and loss of income allegedly caused by the negligence of the State in the maintenance of a structure in which the claimant was a tenant. The claim alleged that the State failed to supply heat and hot water to the premises which it had appropriated and that during a severe cold period the water pipes froze and burst damaging some of the claimant’s personal property and prevented his active practice of dentistry.

Dr. Schneider, a dentist, had his offices for many years in a building known as 163 West 125th Street, also known as 2105 Seventh…