Legal Opinion

Maguire v. Southland Corp.

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

Decided December 8, 1997PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Doyle, J.), dated September 9, 1996, as granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

To establish a prima facie case of negligence in a “slip and fall” case, the plaintiffs must demonstrate that the defendant either created the condition which caused the accident, or had actual or constructive notice of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Piacquadio v. Recine Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. Lewis v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Lewis v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  4. Bykofsky v. Waldbaum's Supermarkets, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  5. Madrid v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1977

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Yearwood v. Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  2. Quarles v. Columbia Sussex Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1998
  3. Kershner v. Pathmark Stores, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  4. Metling v. Punia & Marx, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  5. Nussbaum v. Metro-North Commuter RailroadDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2014

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