Lichtenstein v. Belknap
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of Mew York, borough of Manhattan, second district, entered in favor of the plaintiff and from the order denying the defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict and for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
The plaintiff has recovered a judgment for damages to his goods occasioned by a leak in the roof of a building in which he leased a loft. It is. claimed that these damages were caused by the negligence of the defendant in failing to keep the roof in proper repair. The defendant is not the owner of the premises nor the landlord. He is a receiver of the rents appointed by the Supreme Court in a foreclosure action. The case was tried upon the theory that a receiver so appointed has control of the premises as if he were the owner and that he is personally liable for any acts which would…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Fischer v. GlaserAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
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