Steefel v. . Rothschild
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered June 20, 1903, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict directed by the court. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered June 20, 1903, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict directed by the court. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The case should have been submitted to- the jury on the question of fact whether the- defendant deceived the plaintiffs in wrongfully suppressing from them the dangerous condition of the building, which rendered it a public and private nuisance. (Cesar v. Karutz, 60 N. Y. 229; Wallace v. Lent,…
1Opinion of the Court
Cullen, Ch. J.
This action was brought, tenants against landlord, for damages occasioned under the following circumstances : In 1894 the defendant had erected a large structure at the corner of Fulton and Jay streets in Brooklyn, eight stories high above the street, with a cellar and sub-cellar below that level. The walls for the first two stories consisted principally of iron arches supported by columns of the same material, which rested on brick piers. The building presented a handsome and imposing appearance. The greater portion of it had never been occupied until the lease made to the…
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