New York Court of Appeals

Charles Mendelowitz, an Infant, by Louis Mendelowitz, His Guardian Ad Litem, Respondents v. Mary Neisner…

January 5, 1932258 N.Y. 181

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division and dismissed the complaint, holding that the landlord owed no duty to the nine‑year‑old trespasser because the child was not an invitee or licensee and the attractive‑nuisance doctrine did not apply.