Legal Opinion

Fernandez v. Higdon Elevator Co.

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

Decided October 17, 1995PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Stanley Green, J.), entered on or about December 9, 1994, which, inter alia, required defendant to produce records of post-accident repairs and inspections, unanimously reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, without costs, and said direction vacated.

It is well settled that evidence concerning post-accident repairs is generally inadmissible absent certain exceptions and is never admissible as proof of admission of negligence (Kaplan v Einy, 209 AD2d 248, 252). The only exceptions to the general rule arise (1) when there is an issue of control or (2)…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Kaplan v. EinyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  2. Scudero v. CampbellNew York Court of Appeals · 1942

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Cortes v. Central Elevator, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. Stolowski v. 234 East 178th Street LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. Cooke v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. Purcell v. York Building Maintenance Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  5. Hyman v. Aurora Contractors, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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