Kirshenbaum v. General Outdoor Advertising Co.

The plaintiff was the occupant of a store in a one-story building under a lease from the owner, the defendant Chapman. The landlord retained possession of the roof of the building and thereafter rented the same to the defendant General Outdoor Advertising Co., Inc. That defendant, as permitted by the lease, erected upon the roof a framework, from which to display advertisements for its customers. Thereafter, on several occasions, rain collected upon the roof, and, seeping through, dripped into the plaintiff’s store. The plaintiff tenant notified the defendant landlord, who made repairs. The…