Legal Opinion

Wright v. City of New York

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

Decided May 10, 1999Published

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages *471for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Barasch, J.), dated March 11, 1998, which granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to prove compliance with the prior written notice provisions of the Administrative Code of the City of New York § 7-201 (c) (2).

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiffs’ action was properly dismissed because they failed to demonstrate that the City of New York had written notice of the alleged sidewalk defect on which the plaintiff…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Meltzer v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  2. Shaw v. City of AuburnNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. Waters v. Town of HempsteadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. Villaret v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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