Legal Opinion

Ruggiero v. Waldbaums Supermarkets, Inc.

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

Decided August 4, 1997PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Mastro, J.), dated June 11, 1996, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

On January 31, 1993, at about 5:00 p.m., the injured plaintiff was shopping in a Waldbaums supermarket on Staten Island. When the injured plaintiff, who is 4 feet 11 inches tall, reached to get two six-packs of apple juice off the top shelf in the juice aisle, the six-packs fell and struck her in…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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  3. Ebanks v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. Murphy v. ConnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. Anderson v. Klein's Foods, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

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3Cited by34 opinions

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  5. Kasner v. Pathmark Stores, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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