SANTIAGO v. NEW YORK CITY HOUS. AUTH.


63 N.Y.2d 761 (1984)

Maria V. Santiago, Appellant, v. New York City Housing Authority, Respondent, et al., Defendant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided September 20, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward P. Dunphy and Morris J. Eisen for appellant.

Francis J. Marcheret for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER, SIMONS and KAYE concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

The negligence of defendant New York City Housing Authority in not repairing a "jammed" exterior door is not a proximate, or legal cause of the injuries sustained by the plaintiff when she was shot in the leg after being unable to open the exterior door in attempting to reenter her building. ...

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