Legal Opinion
Benitez v. Restifo
Yonkers City Court
Decided March 11, 1996PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Thomas A. Dickerson, J.
The plaintiff, Janet L. Benitez (Benitez), is a tenant, pursuant to a lease, in the basement apartment in a building located *968at 150 Livingston Avenue, Yonkers, New York, of which the defendant, Sebastiano Restifo (Restifo), is the landlord.
The Flood From Above
On August 10, 1995 a large quantity of water cascaded from the ceiling of the Benitez apartment causing severe water damage to a carpet, a bed, a bureau, clothing, a phone, a television and a compact disc player. As a consequence, Benitez replaced the carpet, bureau, mattress and some clothing.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Walker v. SheldonNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- I. H. P. Corp. v. 210 Central Park South Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1963
- Frisch v. Bellmarc Management, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- I. H. P. Corp. v. 210 Central Park South Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962
- Minjak Co. v. RandolphAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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3Cited by3 opinions
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