Gill v. New York City Housing Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Murphy, P. J.
The issue in this case is whether defendant Housing Authority may be held to a duty to prevent the mental illness of one of its tenants from erupting into violent behavior injurious to another tenant.
On July 23, 1982, Marvin Gill, then 16 years of age, was attacked and stabbed repeatedly by Ernest Lamb. Both Gill and his assailant were tenants in a building owned and operated by the New York City Housing Authority situated at 3353 Fort Independence Street in The Bronx. The stabbing occurred in one of the building’s hallways. It is not disputed for the purposes…
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