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Einhorn v. Seeley
Should third parties employed to complete a service be liable for crimes committed due to their negligence? Plaintiff brought suit against a locksmith for failing to properly install the outside door lock of her financee’s apartment building. She was raped in the building by an intruder, who may have entered through the defectively-locked front door.
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
136 A.D.2d 122
1988-03-08
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