Kahn v. Burette
New York Supreme Court
Appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, third district, borough of Manhattan, dismissing the complaint at the close of the plaintiff’s case.
1Opinion of the CourtGbeenbaum, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for injuries to personal property cáused by the defendant’s negligence. The plaintiff testified that on reaching his place of business on the morning of September 13, 1901, he found the entire floor of his loft flooded; that his entire ceiling was wet; that the water was coming through the ceiling from the loft occupied by defendant, immediately above his; that he went up to the defendant’s loft and on examination found the floor of that loft all wet; that the loft above defendant’s was occupied by other parties, but that there was no “ water coming…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Griffen v. . ManiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Moore v. . GoedelNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- Greco v. BernheimerAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1896
3Cited by1 opinion
- George Foltis, Inc. v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1940