Legal Opinion

Sammarco v. City of New York

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

Decided March 28, 2005PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by her brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Eartnow, J.), dated March 10, 2004, as granted that branch of the motion of the defendant Long Island University which was for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against it.

*658Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

As a general rule, a landowner will not be liable to a pedestrian injured by a defect in a public sidewalk abutting its premises (see Hausser v Giunta, 88 NY2d 449…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Hausser v. GiuntaNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
  3. Neryaev v. SolonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  4. Spatola v. Gelco Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. Vrabel v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Rendon v. Castle RealtyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  2. Cannizzaro v. Simco Management Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  3. Rodgers v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. Bruno v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  5. Nichilo v. B.F.N. Realty Associates, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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