Legal Opinion
Conetta v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 28, 2003PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Plug, J.), dated June 18, 2002, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is denied, and the complaint is reinstated.
The plaintiff allegedly was injured on April 12, 2000, when she fell while alighting from a bus operated by the defendant, the New York City Transit Authority. “A common carrier owes a duty to an alighting passenger to stop at a place where…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Miller v. FernanNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Diedrick v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
3Cited by8 opinions
- Malawer v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Ajayi v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Napoli v. Ambus, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Bryant v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Frett v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
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