Legal Opinion
Espinosa v. Rand
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 1, 2005PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Nelson S. Roman, J), entered August 12, 2004, which denied defendant Jay Rand’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against him, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
It is defendant Rand’s contention that he may not be held individually liable for the harm alleged by plaintiffs since he was at all relevant times acting on behalf of the corporate defendant, DKSR Holding Ltd., the landlord of the apartment building where plaintiffs were tenants. However, “a corporate officer who participates in the commission of a tort may be held…
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