Siler v. 146 Montague Associates
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Santucci, J.
In this case we confront the issue of whether a landlord, who has been sued for negligence in an action based upon premises security, can seek apportionment of liability pursuant to CPLR article 16 against a nonparty intentional tortfeasor. We conclude that this question should be answered in the affirmative.
This case has its genesis in a terrifying physical assault upon the plaintiff Sharon Ashley Siler. The facts are as follows. In April 1989, Sharon Ashley Siler lived with her husband, Jeffrey Siler, on the top floor of 146 Montague Street, Brooklyn. The…
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