Michaels v. Brookchester, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wehíteaub, 0. J.

Defendant owns a garden apartment containing about 1,750 dwelling units. It leased an apart ment to plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Michaels. Among the fixtures therein were steel kitchen cabinets. PlaintifEs asserted that defendant’s maintenance men, notified that the upper hinge of a cabinet door was loose, promised to repair it but did not. The hinge gave way and the door struck Mrs. Michaels. She and her husband prevailed upon a jury verdict.

The ease was tried upon the theory that the lease obligated defendant to repair. Concluding that…