Legal Opinion

Flanagan v. Rosoff

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 20, 1940PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCohn, J.

The action, which was brought to recover damages for personal injuries, is based on the negligence of defendant in failing to keep lighted a rear outside stairway in a three-family dwelling.

Defendant is the owner of a brick building, containing two stories and a basement. One family resides in the basement, another family on the first floor and a third on the second floor. The building has two separate stairways, the main one in the front of the building and another at the rear.

The rear stairway consists of stairs leading from the yard to the first floor and thence to the upper floor. The…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Indinali v. LernerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935
  2. Hunter v. G. W. H. W. Realty Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
  3. Stacy v. ShapiroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
  4. Schaaf v. Rochester Trust & Safe Deposit Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Bloomer v. SchwartzNew York Supreme Court · 1955
  2. Kiernan v. Roman Catholic Church of St. John EvangelistAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1960
  3. Borduk v. GuerrieriNew York Supreme Court · 1960
  4. Boyce v. 228th & Carpenter Ave. Holding Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945
  5. Hirschler v. Briarcliff Management Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1949

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