Washington v. 550 West 158th Street Realty Corp.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Elliott Wilk, J.), entered December 15, 1986 in favor of the defendants-respondents after a jury trial, in an action to recover damages for personal injuries, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the case is remanded for a new trial.

In an action for personal injuries sustained when a portion of plaintiffs bathroom ceiling, allegedly weakened by a longstanding leak, fell on plaintiff, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment in favor of the defendants-respondents entered upon a jury verdict.

In our opinion reversible error occurred when the…