Legal Opinion

Curzio v. Tancredi

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

Decided June 28, 2004PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Lebowitz, J.), dated August 8, 2003, which denied his motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

To prove a prima facie case of negligence in a slip-and-fall case, a plaintiff is required to show that the defendant created the condition which caused the accident or that the defendant had actual or constructive notice of the condition (see Luciani v Waldbaum, Inc., 304 AD2d 537 [2003]; Goldman v Waldbaum,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Goldman v. Waldbaum, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  2. Luciani v. Waldbaum, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Joachim v. 1824 Church Avenue, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. Rivera v. Queens Ballpark Co., LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  3. Galit v. Town of IslipAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. Feldmus v. Ryan Food Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. Mitchell v. Consolidated EdisonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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