Case Name: Lorraine Pappas, Respondent, v. Greater New York Savings Bank et al., Defendants, and Merlon Management Corp. et al., Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants. Chris Rubbish Removal, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2002-09-24
Citations: 297 A.D.2d 584
Docket Number: 
Parties: Lorraine Pappas, Respondent, v Greater New York Savings Bank et al., Defendants, and Merlon Management Corp. et al., Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants. Chris Rubbish Removal, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 297
Pages: 584–584

Head Matter:
Lorraine Pappas, Respondent, v Greater New York Savings Bank et al., Defendants, and Merlon Management Corp. et al., Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants. Chris Rubbish Removal, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent.
[747 NYS2d 176]

Opinion:
Appellants' motion for summary judgment was properly denied. Appellants, who operated and controlled the building abutting the public sidewalk, had a nondelegable duty to maintain said building in a manner not to cause injury to those lawfully on the sidewalk such as plaintiff and could be held liable for a dangerous condition, even if caused by an independent contractor (see Rothstein v State of New York, 284 AD2d 130, 131). Concur — Nardelli, J.P., Saxe, Buckley, Ellerin and Marlow, JJ.