Legal Opinion

Ashton v. Chen

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

Decided October 21, 2002Published

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Hillery, J.), dated May 1, 2001, which denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

Contrary to the defendants’ contention, their motion for summary judgment was properly denied since they failed to make out a prima facie case showing that they neither created nor *478had actual or constructive notice of the condition complained of, or, in any event, that the condition was open and obvious (see…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Rivas v. Waldbaums Supermarket, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  3. Schmidt v. Barstow AssociatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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