Bransley v. Goodman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Freund, J. A. D.

Since 1940 the plaintiffs as tenants have occupied a 2%-rc>om apartment on the first floor of a five-story apartment building owned by the defendants located at No. 340 Eairmount Avenue in Jersey City. The plaintiffs’ apartment and the four apartments directly above it are served by a single water supply unit.

The plaintiffs sought to recover for damage to their furniture caused by water leaking through the ceiling of their living room. The case was heard without a jury and at the conclusion of the trial, no stenographic record having…