Polemenakos v. Cohn
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Per curiam
Assuming that the spot where the plaintiff fell was not a part of the premises leased by him, and that the duty of keeping such part of the premises in repair rested upon the defendants, that obligation did not go so far as to require them to make it absolutely safe for all purposes for which it might be used. Appellants’ duty stopped with mailing the place reasonably safe for the purposes for which it was accustomed to be used, or for any purpose for which they had reason to apprehend that it would be used. They were not bound to guard against an unexpected or unheard of event, or to foresee…
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