GRIFFIN, J.S.C.
The issue presented is whether a commercial tenant, as opposed to the owner, has a duty to maintain the abutting public sidewalk in order to protect non-invitee pedestrians. This court holds that no such duty exists.
Plaintiff Dorothy Walushen fell on the public sidewalk in front of Globe Cleaners. She was not a patron of Globe, a commercial tenant. Plaintiff instituted suit against both the owner of the building and Globe. The lease between...
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