Horney v. World Island Estates, Inc.

• Court: New York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals
• Writing for the Court: The Supreme Court, Trial Term, New York County, Arthur G. Klein
• Citation: Horney v. World Island Estates, Inc., 254 N.Y.S.2d 537, 15 N.Y.2d 564 (N.Y. 1964)
• Decision Date: 19 November 1964
• Parties: , 203 N.E.2d 218 Lillian HORNEY et al., Appellants, v. WORLD ISLAND ESTATES, INC., Respondent.

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254 N.Y.S.2d 537

15 N.Y.2d 564, 203 N.E.2d 218

Lillian HORNEY et al., Appellants, v. WORLD ISLAND ESTATES, INC., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Nov. 19, 1964.

Appeal from Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, 20 A.D.2d 849, 247 N.Y.S.2d 1002.

Tenants brought action against landlord for injuries inflicted on the tenants by an unidentified intruder, on ground that the landlord was negligent in constructing a concrete base, which housed part of chimney pipe, under window of living room of tenant, so that intruder could use the concrete base to gain access to window of tenants.

The Supreme Court, Trial Term, New York County, Arthur G. Klein, J., entered a judgment dismissing the complaint on the law and the facts, and the tenants appealed.

The Appellate Division unanimously affirmed the judgment without opinion.

The tenants appealed to the Court of Appeals.

Norman C. Harlowe, New York City (Lawrence H. Levinson, New York City, of counsel), for appellants.

Bachkoff, Miller & Steger, New...