Case Name: JACQUES et al., Appellants, v. DAVID et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1900-06-13
Citations: 65 N.Y.S. 1136
Docket Number: 
Parties: JACQUES et al., Appellants, v. DAVID et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 65
Pages: 1136–1136

Head Matter:
JACQUES et al., Appellants, v. DAVID et al., Respondents.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Term.
June 13, 1900.)
Action by James Jacques and others against B. Edmund David and others. From a judgment in favor of defendants, plaintiffs "appeal. Affirmed. William C. Reddy, for appellants. H. A. View, for respondent Abbott. Frederick Wiener, for respondent David.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The doctrine of "res ipso loquitur" cannot be invoked by the plaintiffs. Although the defendant David was in possession of the premises as tenant, the obligation nevertheless rested upon the plaintiffs under the lease to keep the premises in proper repair. If the happening of the occurrence in question warrants any inference, it must be that, the plaintiffs neglected their duty in failing to keep the premises in a state of repair. On the evidence, the judgment of the court below was proper, and should be affirmed. Judgment affirmed, with costs to both defendants.