Waters v. New York City Housing Authority

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1987-02-17

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*227 OPINION OF THE COURT Titone, J. The issue in this appeal is whether the owner of an occupied urban building who has not kept the building’s security system in good repair may be held liable in tort solely because the building was used to complete a crime that began on a public street. Under the circumstances of this case, where neither the victim…

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