Reissman v. Jacobowitz
City of New York Municipal Court
'Appeal from a judgment entered oh the verdict of a jury and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, made on the judge’s minutes.
1Opinion of the CourtSchuchman, J.
The plaintiff, who was an infant of six years of age, was living with her father, who was a monthly tenant of *552two rooms in the rear building of Ho. 248 Stanton street, in the city of Hew York.
After the said tenant had taken possession of the said two rooms, the ceiling of one of the rooms in which said infant was sleeping in his bed, became cracked, fell and injured the plaintiff.
The defendant’s (the landlord’s) liability in damages, as evidenced by the verdict, was predicated upon his failure to repair, the ceiling within a reasonable period after its cracked condition was brought to' his…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Edwards v. . N.Y. H.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Peil v. . ReinhartNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Doupe v. . GeninNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Tooker v. . ArnouxNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Miller v. RinaldoAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1897
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Hudson v. TarltonCity of New York Municipal Court · 1898