Legal Opinion

Crafa v. Marshalls of MA, Inc.

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

Decided December 30, 2008PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

On their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, the defendants failed to offer evidence sufficient to show that the condition complained of by the plaintiffs was both open and obvious and, as a matter of law, not inherently dangerous (see Cupo v Karfunkel, 1 AD3d 48, 52 [2003]). Nor did the defendants meet their prima facie burden of demonstrating their lack of constructive notice regarding the allegedly hazardous condition that caused the injured plaintiff to fall (see Roussos v Ciccotto, 15 AD3d 641, 642-643 [2005]). Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly denied the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Cupo v. KarfunkelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. Roussos v. CiccottoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Manicone v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. Lee v. AcevedoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017

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