Hernandez v. Chen

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Adams, J.), dated June 13, 1999, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

A defendant will not be subject to liability in a personal *275injury action if he or she demonstrates that he or she was not the owner of the property where the injury took place, regardless of whether the transfer of property was recorded (see, Woroniecki v Tzitzikalakis, 255 AD2d 509; Cayea v Lake Placid…