Legal Opinion

Scheifla v. Benchmark Management Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 29, 2000Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly denied the motion of Benchmark Management Corporation, the manager of an office building, and Maple Development Associates, the owner of the building, (defendants) for summary judgment dismissing the amended complaint against them. Plaintiff alleged that she suffered injury because the elevator “misleveled”. Defendants “may not be held liable for injuries resulting from an elevator malfunction where, as here, [the owner of the building] had an exclusive maintenance contract with * * * an elevator company, to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Browning v. Meadowlands Professional Park, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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