Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York July 3, 1997 (Ledwith v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Sullivan, J.

On December 5, 1987, plaintiff Rebecca Ledwith, living at the time with plaintiff Brian Margolin in Oregon, where they both were attending community college, was burned when, while attempting to light a gas lantern, concededly over 10 years old, the lantern exploded, injuring both Ledwith and Margolin.