Baumgardner v. Rizzo

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Mark Friedlander, J.), entered April 5, 2006, which, inter alia, denied defendants’ motions for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the motions granted and the complaint dismissed as against all parties. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.

The infant plaintiff suffered severe burns while being bathed by his parents when a sudden and unexpected blast of scalding water emanated from the bathroom sink. Eleven days before the accident, in response to a complaint from defendant landlord…