ROSA A. v. D&E EQUITIES, INC.

10611, 10610, 10609, 10608, 10607, 10606, 10605. 29794/18E.

178 A.D.3d 554 (2019)

112 N.Y.S.3d 492

2019 NY Slip Op 09094

Rosa A. et al., Respondents, v. D&E Equities, Inc., et al., Respondents, and City of New York, Appellant, et al., Defendants. Gawayne Blake et al., Respondents, v. D&E Equities, Inc., et al., Respondents, and City of New York, Appellant, et al., Defendants. Ethel Stewart Hall et al., Respondents, v. D&E Equities, Inc., et al., Respondents, and City of New York, Appellant, et al., Defendants. Isadora Nembhard et al., Respondents, v. Consolidated Edison of New York, Inc., et al., Defendants, and City of New York, Appellant. Hilda Ohmteng, Respondent, v. D&E Equities, Inc., et al., Respondents, and City of New York, Appellant, et al., Defendants. Ramdhanie Rajkumar et al., Respondents, v. D&E Equities, Inc., et al., Respondents, and City of New York, Appellant, et al., Defendants. Carmaleta H.S. et al., Respondents, v. D&E Equities, Inc., et al., Respondents, and City of New York, Appellant, et al., Defendants.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided December 19, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zachary W. Carter , New York ( Jeremy W. Shweder of counsel), for appellant.

Lisa M. Comeau , Garden City, for Rosa A., Christian Moto, Catalina Santiago Sanchez, Luz H., Milka G., Noel Martinez, Enoc Martinez, Nana Y., Emelia Acheampong, Yadriana K., Gawayne B., Kadian B., Ethel Stewart Hall, Sasha A., Isadora Nembhard, Steven Kay, Hilda O., Ramdhanie Rajkumar, Janet Lockhart, Joel Rodriguez, Betty Rodriguez, Albert Bryant, Cynthia Bryant, Allen Cannon, Matthew Igbinedion, Ester Sakyl, Thiermo Diallo, Seydou Diabate, Fauta Kande, Diana Reyes, Natalyn Negron, Robert Mensah, Michael Morgan, Kenneth Owusu Kodsa, James Addo, Carmaleta H.S. and Ernesto S., respondents.

Faust Goetz Schenker & Blee, New York ( Jeffrey Rubinstein of counsel), for D & E Equities, Inc., and Annal Management Company, Ltd. respondents.

Concur—Acosta, P.J., Renwick, Manzanet-Daniels, Kapnick, González, JJ.


At issue on these related appeals is whether the complaint in each of the actions alleges defendant City had a special relationship with plaintiffs such that it may be held liable to them for its alleged negligence in failing to inspect or correct safety violations, failure to ensure a fire hydrant was operable, failing to investigate or remove the child who allegedly started the fire, and/or failing to properly combat the fire (see generally Applewhite v Accuhealth, Inc...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases