Legal Opinion

Townsend v. City of New York

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

Decided June 16, 2003PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kitzes, J.), dated June 6, 2002, which, upon the granting of the defendant’s motion pursuant to CPLR 4401 to dismiss the complaint for failure to establish a prima facie case, dismissed the complaint.

*402Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The Supreme Court properly granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, there is no rational process by which a jury could find for the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Piacquadio v. Recine Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. Habib v. HabibAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  3. Scholl v. Heidi's Delicatessen, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Vasconcello v. LamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017

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