ELR Citation: ELR 20482
No(s). 42778 (N.Y. App. Div. Nov 18, 1982)

Affirming the trial court, the court rules that a hazardous chemical handler's landlord may be liable for the tenant's tortious pollution of the public water supply if the landlord negligently selected the tenant, continued to exercise control over the property, or failed to maintain the property in...