Legal Opinion
Cooperman v. Anderson
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided November 14, 1935PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
Plaintiff was injured by a wash tub cover, which fell upon her, while she was washing clothes, in her wash tub. In order that she might be enabled to wash her clothes, she naturally had the cover up. The cover was fastened by hinges, with screws, to a wooden board. The wooden board was, in turn, fastened to the wall by nails. Because the screws or nails or both were loose the cover fell. A violation of section 102 of the Tenement House Law is claimed (now Multiple Dwelling Law, § 78).
The statute requires that every tenement house and “ every part ” thereof shall be kept in good repair. If a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kitchen v. LandyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926
- Block v. Baldan Realty Co.New York Supreme Court · 1927
- Polackoff v. Henry Sonn Co., Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Tucker v. WagnerNew York Supreme Court · 1928
- Israel v. ToonkelCity of New York Municipal Court · 1929
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Boylan v. 1986 Grand Avenue Realty Corp.City of New York Municipal Court · 1938
- Fleming v. OppelCity of New York Municipal Court · 1937