Case Name: William J. Cullen, Respondent, v. Austin Development Co., Inc., Appellant, et al., Defendants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1946-01-11
Citations: 186 Misc. 441
Docket Number: 
Parties: William J. Cullen, Respondent, v. Austin Development Co., Inc., Appellant, et al., Defendants.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 186
Pages: 441–443

Head Matter:
William J. Cullen, Respondent, v. Austin Development Co., Inc., Appellant, et al., Defendants.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department.
January 11, 1946.
William J. Schwarts for appellant.
Samuel Ral pern for respondent.

Opinion:
Memokandum Per Curiam.
The case was tried and decided on the theory of negligence. Nowhere does it appear that the accident occurred through any fault of the defendant-appellant. It was solely caused by the negligence of the tenant, which negligence is not attributable to the owner of the premises. (See Siegel v. Gordon, 278 N. Y. 416.)
The judgment so far as appealed from should be reversed, with costs, and judgment directed for appellant, with costs.