Legal Opinion
Mizelle v. New York City Housing Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 3, 1997PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Price, J.), dated July 14, 1995, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the motion is denied.
It is well settled that a landlord has a duty to maintain minimal security measures to protect against foreseeable criminal intrusion upon tenants (see, Miller v State of New York, 62 NY2d 506; Perry v New York City Hous. Auth., 222 AD2d 567). Moreover, the issue…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Nallan v. Helmsley-Spear, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Miller v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Jacqueline S. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Perry v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Rosario v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
3Cited by1 opinion
- Daley v. David Feldman Associates, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999