Legal Opinion

Freeman v. County of Nassau

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

Decided September 12, 1983PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Titone, J.

In an action seeking damages for personal injuries and loss of consortium, the plaintiffs appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, as, upon the defendant Village of Cedarhurst’s motion for summary judgment, dismissed their complaint against said defendant.

The issue is whether a bent sign stanchion constitutes an obstruction within the meaning of a notice of defect ordinance. We conclude that it does and affirm.

On November 9, 1978, plaintiff Charles Freeman sustained injuries as a result of falling over a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Martin v. City of CohoesNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. Doremus v. Incorporated Village of LynbrookNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
  3. Barry v. Niagara Frontier Transit System, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
  4. Muszynski v. City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
  5. Muszynski v. City of BuffaloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Hughes v. JahodaNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. Witte v. Incorporated Village of Port Washington NorthAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  3. Combs v. Inc. Village of FreeportAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  4. Levine v. SharonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  5. Kirschner v. Town of WoodstockAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

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