Legal Opinion

GARVIN, DONALD J. v. WOJCIK, JR., EDWARD C.

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

Decided April 29, 2016No. CA 15-01415PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (John A. Michalek, J.), entered April 21, 2015 in a personal injury action. The order granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s complaint.

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously reversed on the law without costs, the motion is denied and the complaint is reinstated.

Memorandum: Plaintiff commenced this action seeking damages for injuries he sustained while cutting down a tree on defendant’s property. Plaintiff and a third party volunteered to help defendant remove trees from his…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Basso v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Macey v. TrumanNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. Lichtenthal v. St. Mary's ChurchAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. Jarvis v. EastmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  5. Jones v. County of ErieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Fernandez v. CastilloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

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