Yolanda Mason, Respondent v. U.e.s.s. Leasing Corporation, Appellants. (and a Third-Party Action.)

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division’s reversal of the Supreme Court’s summary‑judgment dismissal, holding that landlords have a common‑law duty to take minimal precautions against foreseeable criminal conduct, that the plaintiff’s opening of the door was not a superseding intervening act, and that the certified question was answered affirmatively on narrower grounds.