Bicak v. Runde
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of Mew York, borough of the Bronx, second district, rendered in favor of the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
The plaintiff and the defendant owned adjoining houses with a party wall between them. The houses were concededly about fifteen years old. The defendant, desiring to alter her house, cut it completely away from the party wall and moved it a few inches; she then strengthened the party wall, raised it three feet, and re-annexed her house to the altered party wall. While this work was being carried on some bricks from the party wall were driven through the lath and plaster of plaintiff’s house, causing some damage and very considerable additional damage was caused by the sagging of her house,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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