Legal Opinion

Gill v. City of Mount Vernon

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

Decided September 18, 2000PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Coppola, J.), entered September 14, 1999, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The evidence submitted by the defendant in support of its motion established a prima facie case that it did not create the alleged hazardous condition, and had neither actual nor constructive notice of it (see, CPLR 3212 [b]; Richman v John, 272 AD2d 535). The burden then shifted to the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Gordon v. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Cuddy v. Waldbaum, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. Cellini v. Waldbaum, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. Richman v. JohnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Scola v. Sun International North AmericaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  2. Licatese v. Waldbaums, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  3. Braz v. Central Queens Young Men's & Young Women's Hebrew Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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