The verdict on liability has sufficient support in the evidence that defendants intentionally set the domestic hot water supplied to the apartments in the building to a level so high that, in off-peak hours, the water would cause second- and third-degree burns upon immediate contact, creating a foreseeable risk of injury to plaintiff, who was hired to install new kitchen cabinets and hook up the water pipes to appliances (see, Kush v City of Buffalo,
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VOUNIOZOS v. HELMSLEYSPEAR, INC.
257 A.D.2d 440 (1999)
683 N.Y.S.2d 512
ANTHANASIOS VOUNIOZOS, Respondent, v. HELMSLEYSPEAR, INC., et al., Appellants. (And Other Actions.)
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Decided January 12, 1999.
Decided January 12, 1999.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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