Case Name: Tina S. Rosine et al., Respondents, v. Richmond County Federal Savings and Loan Association, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1944-03-20
Citations: 267 A.D. 916
Docket Number: 
Parties: Tina S. Rosine et al., Respondents, v. Richmond County Federal Savings and Loan Association, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 267
Pages: 916–917

Head Matter:
Tina S. Rosine et al., Respondents, v. Richmond County Federal Savings and Loan Association, Appellant.

Opinion:
— Action to recover damages for personal injuries suffered when the tenant in a one-family house slipped and fell on a loose tread on the front porch steps, and for loss of services. Judgment, entered on the verdict of a jury in favor of plaintiffs, reversed on the law, with costs, and the complaint dismissed on the law, with costs. The facts are affirmed. As a matter of law the defeetiye • condition was discoverable upon a reasonable inspection, and the owner out of possession is not liable for damages to the tenant resulting therefrom. Close, P. J., Carswell, Adel, Lewis and Aldrich, JJ., concur.