Levandusky v. One Fifth Avenue Apartment Corp.

75 N.Y.2d 530 (1990)

In the Matter of Ronald Levandusky, Respondent,

v.

One Fifth Avenue Apartment Corp., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Argued February 14, 1990.

Decided April 5, 1990.

Joel David Sharrow and Arthur F. Abelman for appellant.

Irwin Brownstein for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, ALEXANDER, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur with Judge KAYE; Judge TITONE concurs in a separate opinion.

KAYE, J.

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