New York Court of Appeals

W. Spencer Wright, Appellant v. Tudor City Twelfth Unit, Inc., Respondents, Impleaded With Another

January 11, 1938276 N.Y. 303

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division and granted a new trial, holding that a property owner is liable for the negligence of an independent contractor when the contracted work creates a dangerous condition on a public sidewalk that the owner should have foreseen.