Legal Opinion
Pamac Realty Corp. v. Bush
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided August 24, 1979PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rena K. Uviller, J.
In this holdover proceeding the landlord seeks to terminate a lease because the tenant recently caused his mattress to ignite by negligently dropping his lit cigarette upon it. This caused the hallway of the building to become smoky and left a trail of cinders when the tenant dragged the mattress out to the street in order to extinguish it.
The tenant has been living in the building for five years. He is 27 years old and concedes that he has had a serious drinking problem for several years. When in a state of sobriety, he is a well-groomed, well-mannered…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Fenster v. LearyNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. MoldoffAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1946
- Metzger v. HechtCity of New York Municipal Court · 1946
- Truncali v. KusstatscherCivil Court of the City of New York · 1969
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Jovic v. BlueAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2017