De Souza v. Jocar Realty Co.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Paula Omansky, J., and a jury), entered November 14, 2001, in an action for property damage to plaintiff’s second floor apartment caused by a fire that broke out in ground floor premises operated by defendant lessee as a restaurant and owned by defendant lessor, in favor of plaintiff and against defendants in the amount of $178,000, plus interest, costs and disbursements, unanimously affirmed, with costs. Appeal from order, same court and Justice, entered November 13, 2001, which denied defendant lessor’s motion to set aside the verdict and dismiss…