Reste Realty v. Cooper

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Reste Realty v. Cooper
Court New Jersey Supreme Court
Citation 251 A.2d 268
Date decided March 17, 1969

Facts

  • In 1958, Mrs. Cooper rented the basement floor of an office building for business meetings & training sessions
  • Because of construction defects in the driveway, Cooper's rented space became flooded whenever it rained
  • After re-surfacing by the proprietor, the rain leaks became worse
  • After the former building manager died in 1961, the new building manager ignored Cooper's leak complaints
  • Cooper's meetings & trainings were disrupted because of the water leaks
  • After a rainstorm that flooded the building basement at 5 inches in December 1961, Cooper submitted a notice & vacated the premises

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