Legal Opinion

Gigliotti v. St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church

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

Decided May 7, 1999PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and complaint dismissed. Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in denying defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. Plaintiff Mary Gigliotti seeks to recover damages for injuries she sustained when she tripped and fell over a defect in the concrete driveway of defendant church. The defect consisted of a five-eighths-inch deviation in the height of two adjoining concrete slabs. Such a *952small defect is not actionable unless it has the characteristics of a trap, snare or nuisance (see, Tesak v Marine Midland…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Tesak v. Marine Midland Bank, N.A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  2. Durr v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1906

3Cited by6 opinions

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  2. Wolcott v. ForgnoneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  3. Leverton v. Peters Groceries, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. GERMAIN, BARBARA v. KOHL'S CORPORATIONAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  5. Germain v. Kohl's Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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