Legal Opinion
Silver v. Sheraton-Smithtown Inn
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 30, 1986PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kassoff, J.), entered June 14, 1985 which, upon the defendant’s motion to set aside the jury verdict, dismissed the complaint.
Judgment affirmed, with costs.
The facts in the instant action are undisputed. A sudden and unexpected altercation in a cocktail lounge of an inn between the plaintiff and another patron resulted in the plaintiff’s being pushed into a shelf which held empty glasses that had been placed there by patrons, thereby resulting in injury to his left…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sheehan v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- McKinney v. New York Consolidated RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Harbin v. HarbinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962
3Cited by33 opinions
- Lindskog v. Southland Restaurant, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Cavanaugh v. Knights of Columbus Council 4360Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Viegas v. EspositoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Roman v. VargasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Fellis v. Old Oaks Country Club, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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