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.