Kenny v. Rhinelander
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term. Action by Michael Kenny against Laura V. Rhinelander. From a judgment entered on the verdict of a jury, defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtPatterson, J.
The plaintiff, a tenant of rooms in a building belonging to the defendant, sued to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by him in falling on a stairway; such fall happening, as claimed, in consequence of the negligence of the defendant in permitting, after notice, a torn and unsafe carpet to remain on the stairway. The building was a tenement house occupied by many tenants, and the stairway was for the general use of the tenants, and was altogether under the control of the defendant or her agents. On the trial of the cause, the plaintiff obtained a verdict, from the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Milliman v. N.Y. Central and Hudson River Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Newton v. Central Vermont R.New York Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by2 opinions
- Hill v. RaymondCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1935
- Mustavoi v. St. John Baptist FoundationAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1916