Rohman v. Bunt
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Second District. Action by Max L. Rohman and another against James Bunt. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals. Reversed, and new trial ordered.
1Per curiam
The trial justice dismissed the counterclaim herein upon the authority of Reiner v. Jones, 38 App. Div. 441, 56 N. Y. Supp. 423. In the case of Levy v. Roosevelt, 131 App. Div. 8, 115 N. Y. Supp. 475, it was held that a landlord was liable in an action for breach of contract for failure to repair a roof for damages suffered by a tenant of a portion of the premises by reason of injury to personal property left upon the premises under circumstances similar to those in the case under consideration. The judgment should therefore be reversed, and a new trial ordered, with costs to appellant to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Reiner v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- Levy v. RooseveltAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
- Reiner v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899