Legal Opinion

Henig v. Skoruka

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

Decided April 11, 2005Published

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hurkin-Torres, J.), dated December 22, 2003, which granted the motion of the defendant Rosalind Skoruka and the separate motion of the defendants Ervin Hoffman and Chaja Hoffman for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The owner of land abutting a public sidewalk owes no duty to keep the sidewalk in a safe condition (see Castro v Marble Hall Apts., 302 AD2d 485 [2003]). However, an abutting landowner may be held…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Zuckerman v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Hausser v. GiuntaNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
  4. Castro v. Marble Hall Apartments, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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