Case Name: Peter Freeman et al., Respondents, v. Beverly L. Hertzoff et al., Respondents, and New York University, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1992-01-07
Citations: 179 A.D.2d 363
Docket Number: 
Parties: Peter Freeman et al., Respondents, v Beverly L. Hertzoff et al., Respondents, and New York University, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 179
Pages: 363–364

Head Matter:
Peter Freeman et al., Respondents, v Beverly L. Hertzoff et al., Respondents, and New York University, Appellant.

Opinion:
In connection with the claim that defendant New York University (NYU) negligently supervised its premises, the parties are entitled to discovery for a reasonable period prior to the fire which, it is alleged, was caused by NYU's students dropping incendiary material from their dormitory onto a neighboring building. The three year period permitted here is reasonable (Matos v City of New York, 78 AD2d 834). For the purposes of discovery, a history of the discarding of refuse by NYU students onto the neighboring roof, and the fire mar-shall's report which attributes the cause to "probably careless discard of smoking material" sufficiently establishes relevancy.
We have considered appellant's remaining arguments and find them to be without merit. Concur — Ellerin, J. P., Kupferman, Ross and Smith, JJ.