Editex, Ltd. v. Centennial Insurance

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Stuart Cohen, J.H.O.), entered July 9, 1999, setting aside the jury verdict in favor of defendant, granting judgment to plaintiffs on the issue of liability and granting a new trial on the issue of damages, unanimously reversed, on the law, with costs, the verdict reinstated and the matter remanded for further proceedings.

Plaintiffs occupied a Long Island warehouse also rented by other tenants. The warehouse was surrounded by a chain-link fence 8 to 10 feet high, and plaintiffs’ area was separated from other areas in the warehouse by a locked gate. On…