Lipschitz v. Rapaport
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, First District. Action by Meyer Eipschitz against Meyer Rapaport. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGerard, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff as a result of the negligence of defendant in failing to make adequate repairs to the ceiling of an apartment occupied by plaintiff. The evidence showed that defendant was the landlord of the premises. Plaintiff’s evidence was to the effect that he called the attention of the landlord to the condition of the ceiling, and that the landlord promised to repair it; that thereafter a man, whose connection with the landlord is in no way shown, came to the house and did some work on the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wynne v. HaightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
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