Court of Appeals of New York

In a negligence action alleging that the owners of an apartment building failed to light a stairwell during a blackout, denial of defendants' motion for summary judgment is reversed where the statutory requirement that lights in fire-stairs be kept burning continuously was not a strict-liability offense, and defendants could assert a "knowledge and consent" defense contained within the statute.

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• Decided 12/02/2008
• Published 12/02/2008

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• Court of Appeals of New York

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