Legal Opinion

Dawson v. National Amusements, Inc.

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

Decided March 16, 1999PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Bertram Katz, J.), entered on or about March 23, 1998, which granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the motion denied and the complaint reinstated.

This action arises out of injuries suffered by plaintiff on December 15, 1990, when a seat she was occupying at defendant’s movie theater collapsed and she fell to the floor. Plaintiff had been seated for approximately an hour before the accident, and had not noticed anything wrong with the seat. An inspection conducted by…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Dermatossian v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Pavon v. RudinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  3. Finocchio v. Crest Hollow Club at Woodbury, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. Raimondi v. New York Racing Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Sheehan v. J.J. Stevens & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. Imhotep v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  3. Zapata v. Yugo J & V, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  4. Nyambuu v. Whole Foods Mkt. Group, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  5. Nyambuu v. Whole Foods Mkt. Group, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021

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