Brogna v. Kaplovitz

By this action of tort, the plaintiff seeks to recover from her landlord for personal injuries alleged to have been received because he “negligently and carelessly permitted the plumbing and water pipes of said apartment to become in disrepair, causing the water leaking from the toilet to weaken the ceiling located in the plaintiff’s apartment and that the ceiling fell on and injured the plaintiff, due to the negligence of the defendant.”

The defendant filed a general denial, with a plea of contributory negligence, and a further answer that “if there is negligence as alleged, it is that of…