Weiner v. Leroco Realty Corp.

Crane, Ch. J.

The plaintiff operated a tailor shop in a store on premises No. 2304 Amsterdam avenue, in the city of New York. The building was a multiple dwelling within the meaning of section 4, subdivision 3, of the Multiple Dwelling Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 61-A). This was admitted by the pleadings. There were apartments above the store. There was a stairway immediately in front of the plaintiff’s store window which led from the sidewalk down to the basement. It was constructed entirely of wood. It was an exposed outside stairway, subject to the elements, and was used by the people in general,…