Legal Opinion

Geloso v. Castle Enterprises, Inc.

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

Decided November 12, 1999PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Plaintiffs’ decedent was injured when she fell in a parking lot owned by defendant Castle Enterprises, Inc. (Castle) and located behind premises leased from Castle by defendant Morgan’s Landing Restaurant (Morgan’s Landing). Supreme Court properly granted defendants’ motions for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. Castle met its initial burden by submitting the deposition testimony of decedent, wherein she stated that she lost her balance because she was “walking backwards” and “was in a hurry”. Thus, Castle established that,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Dunn v. ReardonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  2. Barland v. Cryder House, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  3. Bingham v. Vertical Industrial Park AssociatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

3Cited by6 opinions

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  4. Chamberlain v. Church of the Holy FamilyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018
  5. GREFRATH, JEAN v. DEFELICE, MICHAEL A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016

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