Vousden v. United Cities Realty Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, United Cities Realty Corporation, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 13th day of April, 1920, upon the verdict of a jury for $500, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 12th day of April, 1920, denying defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict and for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Putnam, J.:
This appeal raises a question of law, namely, the liability of a lessor of private premises for subsequent personal injuries from a dangerous condition of the leased premises which had existed- at the time of the demise.
Mrs. Doerle was lessee of these entire premises, 91-93 Boerum place, over which the defendant retained no control. She had held under successive written leases expiring May 1, 1917, and subsequent years. The lease had a covenant that all repairs were to be at the tenant’s sole cost and expense.
In the rear of this house was a storm shed about the size of a telephone…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jaffe v. . HarteauNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Fifth Avenue Building Co. v. . KernochanNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Junkermann v. . Tilyou Realty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Barrett v. Lake Ontario Beach Improvement Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Timlin v. Standard Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
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