Simmons v. City of New York

Order of Supreme Court, New York County (Leland DeGrasse, J.), entered May 2, 1990, denying motions for summary judgment by both plaintiff and defendant, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff tenant acquired her apartment under a "sweat equity agreement”, promising to renovate it with help from defendant, Clinton Housing Development Co. (CHDC). It was allegedly common knowledge that the apartment building had a "drug problem”. After plaintiff advised her fellow tenants at a tenants’ meeting that a cotenant, defendant Nestor Elias, was dealing drugs, a confrontation occurred between…