Legal Opinion
Seppala v. Meadowbrook Care Center, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 4, 2002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Skelos, J.), entered May 2, 2001, which granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint, inter alia, on the ground that it is barred by the statute of limitations.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
In February 1997 the plaintiff’s decedent, a woman then in her 80’s, allegedly fell on three separate occasions in the defendant nursing home and suffered injuries due to the negligence of the defendant. The parties concede that the applicable statute…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Matter of Cerami v. City of Rochester Sch. Dist.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Graboi v. KibelDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- Costello v. North Shore University Hospital Center for Extended Care & RehabilitationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Jordan v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1968
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