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McAndrew v. 5905 Broadway Realty Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jul 7, 1953
282 App. Div. 757 (N.Y. App. Div. 1953)

Opinion

July 7, 1953.

Present — Dore, J.P., Callahan, Breitel and Bergan, JJ.


Judgment reversed and the third-party complaint dismissed as to the third-party defendant Graphire Corporation. Judgment reversed and a new trial ordered as to defendant 5905 Broadway Realty Corporation. Since the record discloses that the Graphire Corporation as tenant was in possession of the entire premises owned by 5905 Broadway Realty Corp., the structure was not a "Tenant-factory building" as defined by subdivision 2 of section 315 Lab. of the Labor Law, for which the owner had a continuing statutory duty to provide proper hand rails and stairways (Labor Law, § 272, subd. 2, read in connection with § 316). Liability of the landlord to the tenant could therefore rest only upon proof of the creation of a dangerous condition in the stairway or railing before the tenant took possession. But the tenant would not share such a liability or be required to answer to the landlord for any such adjudication of damage. On the record before us we treat the verdict charging liability to the landlord as against the weight of the evidence, and we would in any event feel required to direct a new trial because of the statutory theory on which the case was submitted. Settle order on notice.


Summaries of

McAndrew v. 5905 Broadway Realty Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jul 7, 1953
282 App. Div. 757 (N.Y. App. Div. 1953)
Case details for

McAndrew v. 5905 Broadway Realty Corp.

Case Details

Full title:MARGARET R. McANDREW, Respondent, v. 5905 BROADWAY REALTY CORP.…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Jul 7, 1953

Citations

282 App. Div. 757 (N.Y. App. Div. 1953)

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