Chase v. Coleman

Appeal from an order of the County Court of Tompkins County (Rowley, J.), entered June 20, 2006, which affirmed a judgment of the City Court of the City of Ithaca in favor of defendant.

Kane, J.

From the late 1980s through approximately 2000, defendant rented an apartment from plaintiffs wife. Before her death in 1998, plaintiff’s wife handled all business pertaining to the apartment. In 1999, plaintiff replaced a water pump which he alleges was damaged by defendant’s actions. He also contends that defendant damaged windows, ceiling tiles and a wall while she lived there. In 2005, plaintiff…