Legal Opinion
Leathermode Sportswear, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 6, 1962PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlcorn, J.
The facts are not in dispute. The plaintiff, a manufacturer of ladies’ sportswear, leased the fifth floor of a building owned by another corporation. The fourth floor of the building was neither leased to nor under the control of the plaintiff. An action to recover for damage allegedly caused by water seeping down from toilets which overflowed in the plaintiff’s fifth-floor premises owing to the negligence of the plaintiff or its employees has been brought against the plaintiff by the owner of personal property which was stored on the fourth floor of the building. Glenwear Corporation v.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Smedley Co. v. Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Co. of WisconsinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
- Raffel v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Downs v. National Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- Lyon v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1953
- Porto v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Heyman Associates No. 1 v. Insurance Co. of PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- A. M. Larson Co. v. Lawlor Insurance Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
- John A. Errichetti Associates v. BoutinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
- Town of Andover v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
- Firestine v. PovermanDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1975
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