Legal Opinion
Alekperova v. Yuger
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 9, 2006PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*611In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hubsher, J.), dated October 19, 2004, which denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.
Generally, liability for injuries sustained as a result of dangerous and defective conditions on public sidewalks is placed on the municipality and not the abutting landowner (see Hausser v Giunta, 88 NY2d 449, 452-453 [1996]; Cordova v Vinueza, 20…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hausser v. GiuntaNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Ritts v. TeslenkoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Capobianco v. MariAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Palazzo v. City of New RochelleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Patti v. Town of North HempsteadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Tiralongo v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Segrell v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007