Legal Opinion

Panico v. Long Island Railroad

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

Decided June 1, 1999PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Alpert, J.), dated April 7, 1998, as granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

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

The Supreme Court properly granted the motion of the defendant, Long Island Railroad, for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. Under New York law, a carrier is generally not liable to its passengers for the misconduct of fellow passengers…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Farmer v. Green Bus Lines, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Kaiser v. DelaneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

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