Legal Opinion
Torres v. Cordice
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided January 25, 2006PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*24OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Judgment, entered October 3, 2003, reversed, and the matter remanded for a new trial, with $30 costs to abide the event.
The injured plaintiff, a meter reader for Consolidated Edison, fell while descending a wooden staircase leading to the basement of residential premises owned by defendant. Plaintiff’s testimony tended to indicate that a recurring leak in the area had rotted the steps and handrail, causing them to collapse. Defendant offered no evidence at trial with respect to liability.
Plaintiffs’ request for a jury charge on res ipsa loquitur was improperly denied on…
3Cases cited7 opinions
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- Pavon v. RudinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Bonura v. KWK AssociatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
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