Legal Opinion
Guastella v. State of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 20, 2016No. 2015-02693PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
In a claim to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the claimants appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Lopez-Summa, J.), dated January 8, 2015, which, upon a decision of the same court dated December 2, 2014, made after a nonjury trial on the issue of liability, dismissed their claims.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
The claimant Christine Guastella contends that she was injured when she slipped and fell on an uneven piece of rock that was slightly larger than a quarter on an exterior staircase at Stony Brook University Medical Center on September 14, 2011.…
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