Case Name: John Jasenzak, as Administrator of the Estate of Julia Jasenzak, Deceased, Appellant, v. Bernard Schipp et al., Defendants, and Gino Coatti, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1951-02-13
Citations: 278 A.D. 660
Docket Number: 
Parties: John Jasenzak, as Administrator of the Estate of Julia Jasenzak, Deceased, Appellant, v. Bernard Schipp et al., Defendants, and Gino Coatti, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 278
Pages: 660–660

Head Matter:
John Jasenzak, as Administrator of the Estate of Julia Jasenzak, Deceased, Appellant, v. Bernard Schipp et al., Defendants, and Gino Coatti, Respondent.

Opinion:
In an action to recover damages for wrongful death, as a result of the negligent repair of a chimney flue, in that it was blocked and caused an accumulation of poisonous gases, order granting respondent's motion to dismiss the complaint as to him, and the judgment entered thereon, reversed on the law, with $10 costs and disbursements, and the motion, under rule 106 of the Rules of Civil Practice, to dismiss the complaint for insufficiency, denied, without costs. The complaint sufficiently alleges affirmative negligence for which the contractor may be liable, notwithstanding that the injuries were not those of the contractee. (Brown v. Welsbaeh Gorp., 301 N. Y. 202; Adams V. White Gonstr. Co., 299 N. Y. 641.) Nolan, P. J., Adel, Sneed, Wenzel and MacCrate, JJ., concur.