Walker v. Globe Manufacturing & Importing Co.
The Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo
Appeal from jury term. Action by Fernando R. Walker and others against the Globe Manufacturing & Importing Company. The complaint was dismissed, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtFreedman, J.
The plaintiffs sued to recover damages for injury to a stock of paper on their premises, Hos. 16 and 18 Reade street, in the city of Hew York, which damages they claim were caused by the negligence of the defendant in permitting an overflow of water in a certain closet on the second floor of said buildings. The defendant, at the time in question, occupied the whole of said second floor as a tenant, and the plaintiffs, as tenants, occupied the first or ground floor, and the basement and subbasement. At the trial the evidence on the part of the plaintiffs established the following facts, viz.:…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Moore v. . GoedelNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- Moore v. GoedelThe Superior Court of New York City · 1861
3Cited by1 opinion
- Taylor v. Town of ConstableNew York Supreme Court · 1890