Legal Opinion

Washington v. City of Yonkers

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

Decided April 29, 2002PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Nastasi, J.), entered February 6, 2001, as denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.

Jasmine Washington was playing on a set of “monkey bars” located in Grant Park, Yonkers, when she fell and injured herself. She allegedly struck a wooden protrusion extending from the bottom of the apparatus and the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Zuckerman v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Merson v. Syosset Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  4. Hagan v. General Motors Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. Chambers v. Roosevelt Union Free School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  2. Capotosto v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville CentreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  3. Swan v. Town of BrookhavenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. Miller v. Kings Park Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  5. Baez v. SugrueAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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