Legal Opinion
Taylor v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 13, 2005PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings *479County (Partnow, J.), dated April 30, 2004, which denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.
The plaintiff allegedly was injured when she slipped and fell as she was alighting from the defendant’s bus. It is undisputed that snow had fallen the day before the accident, and climatological data submitted by the defendant showed that there was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Spooner v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Brown v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Petty v. Harran Transportation Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- LaFemina v. BrambellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Hill-Thomas v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
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