Legal Opinion
Jones v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 16, 2004PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Knipel, J.), dated August 5, 2003, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The infant plaintiff was injured while playing near an abandoned scooter located on a vacant lot owned by the City of New York. Another infant playing at the lot placed a lighted match inside the gas tank of the scooter causing an explosion that resulted in the infant plaintiffs injuries.
The City…
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