Coughlin v. Jones

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Coughlin v. Jones

165 Misc. 204, 1 N.Y.S.2d 820, 1937 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1148

CourtAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

DecidedNovember 8, 1937

StatusPublished

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Coughlin v. Jones, 165 Misc. 204, 1 N.Y.S.2d 820, 1937 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1148 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1937).

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Opinion

Per Curiam.

The fact that the landlord permitted or invited the children of his tenants to use the yard as a playground did not by implication authorize his tenants or their children to invite strangers to make a similar use of the yard. Plaintiff was at best a mere licensee to whom the landlord was not liable for defects in the premises.

Judgment reversed, with costs, and complaint dismissed on the merits, with costs.

All concur. Present — Lydon, Levy and Hammer, JJ.

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Per Curiam.

The fact that the landlord permitted or invited the children of his tenants to use the yard as a playground did not by implication authorize his tenants or their children to invite strangers to make a similar use of the yard. Plaintiff was at best a mere licensee to whom the landlord was not liable for defects in the premises.

Judgment reversed, with costs, and complaint dismissed on the merits, with costs.

All concur. Present — Lydon, Levy and Hammer, JJ.

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165 Misc. 204, 1 N.Y.S.2d 820, 1937 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1148, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/coughlin-v-jones-nyappterm-1937.