Case Name: Moe Rosenthal and Jack Rosenthal, Copartners, Trading as Rosenthal Bros., Appellants, v. Jacob Seville and Max Jonas, Copartners, Trading as Seville & Jonas, and Delish Co., Inc., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1928-03-14
Citations: 131 Misc. 623
Docket Number: 
Parties: Moe Rosenthal and Jack Rosenthal, Copartners, Trading as Rosenthal Bros., Appellants, v. Jacob Seville and Max Jonas, Copartners, Trading as Seville & Jonas, and Delish Co., Inc., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 131
Pages: 623–624

Head Matter:
Moe Rosenthal and Jack Rosenthal, Copartners, Trading as Rosenthal Bros., Appellants, v. Jacob Seville and Max Jonas, Copartners, Trading as Seville & Jonas, and Delish Co., Inc., Respondents.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department,
March 14,1928.
Kurzman & Frank [I. Maurice Wormser of counsel], for the appellants.
Kotzen Bros. [Milton M. Siegel of counsel], for the respondent Delish Co., Inc.
Isidor Lazarus, for the respondent Seville & Jonas.
Modifying 129 Misc. 315.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
As the uncontradicted evidence authorized the finding by the jury that the defendant owner reserved to itself and exercised possession, control and management of the roof, skylight, water pipes, leaders and gutters of the extension, and that prior to June 15, 1925, said owner was notified of defects in the roof which caused the damage to plaintiffs' property, and that plaintiffs were not chargeable with contributory negligence, it was error to set aside the verdict as against said defendant. The plaintiffs' lessors having no control over or management of the roof, the verdict in favor of said lessors presents no error.
Judgment in favor of the defendant Delish Co., Inc., reversed, with costs, and verdict of jury reinstated as against that defendant. Judgment in favor of defendant Seville & Jonas affirmed, with costs.
Present — Lydon, Levy and Crain, JJ.; Crain, J., dissents.