Legal Opinion
Gaynor v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 29, 1999PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hutcherson, J.), dated March 16, 1998, which granted that branch of the motion of the defendant Ronald Sexton which was for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against him.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The plaintiff allegedly tripped and fell on a hole in the sidewalk which was adjacent to a building owned by the respondent. The law is well established that an abutting landowner will not be liable to a pedestrian passing by…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Surowiec v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Vallejo v. Yorkshire Apartments, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Romero v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Faccini v. CordishAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Skolnik v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Morvay v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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