Legal Opinion

Reid v. Auto Tune Centers, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 11, 1994PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Plaintiff Patricia I. Reid alleges that she sustained injuries when she slipped on an icy public sidewalk at a point where it crossed defendant’s driveway. Abutting landowners or users are not liable for the condition of the public sidewalk unless the abutting landowners or users use the sidewalk for a special purpose that results in plaintiff’s injury (see, D’Ambrosio v City of New York, 55 NY2d 454, 462; Kormanyos v Champlain Val. Fed. Sav. & Loan Assn., 182 AD2d 1036, 1038; Schiavone v Palumbo, 177 AD2d 1045, 1046; Little v City of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. D'Ambrosio v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Little v. City of AlbanyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  3. Deans v. City of BuffaloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. Azzara v. RevelleseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  5. Schiavone v. PalumboAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Dufrane v. RobideauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  2. Hall v. GastonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  3. Petrowski v. AbrahamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. Apolito v. FrosdickAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  5. Giannelis v. Borgwarner Morse Tec Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

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