Green v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Douglas McKeon, J.), entered July 21, 1998, which granted defendants’ cross-motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and denied plaintiffs motion to strike defendants’ answer as moot, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
On July 3, 1994, plaintiff, an inmate at a city correctional facility, tripped and fell during the course of a basketball game, injuring his knee. The evidence shows that plaintiff fell on an open and obvious defect on the basketball court, of which he was aware.
It is well established that “by engaging in a sport or recreational…
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