Puritan Holding Co. v. Holloschitz

Plaintiff owns a small apartment building, recently renovated, on West 93rd Street in Manhattan, almost directly across the street from a building owned by the defendant. The latter building has been abandoned. Plaintiff claims the defendant has created a nuisance by not properly caring for her property and claims it has suffered damages as a result. Defendant did not appear in the action and an inquest was held before the court.

The uncontroverted proof at trial was that defendant’s building had deteriorated, become unsightly and been taken over by derelicts. The building’s condition has…