Muniz v. Flohern, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Rosenberger, J.

This appeal places before us the question of whether a landlord may be held liable for the injury to a pedestrian outside of his building caused by a bullet shot from inside the premises during a robbery of the allegedly known, illegal "drug supermarket” operated therein. The plaintiffs are a nine-year-old boy who was permanently blinded when he was shot in the head while passing in front of defendants-respondents’ building, and his mother. Upon review of the record herein, we conclude that respondents were not entitled to summary judgment as a matter of…