Sermos v. Gruppuso
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Eastoressa, J.), dated May 11, 2011, which granted the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The plaintiff Glenn Sermos (hereinafter the injured plaintiff) tripped and fell on a loose board of the backyard deck at the defendants’ home, causing him to fall into the attached pool and sustain injuries. There were no witnesses to the accident. It was later discovered that the defendant…
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