Legal Opinion

Lee v. Acevedo

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

Decided July 12, 2017No. 2016-04796PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Daniel Martin, J.), dated March 25, 2016. The order granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint is denied.

The plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for personal injuries she allegedly sustained after she fell backwards down a basement staircase inside the defendants’ home. The plaintiff testified at a deposition that she was standing on a landing at the top…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Winegrad v. New York University Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. Basso v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  4. Cupo v. KarfunkelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  5. Boudreau-Grillo v. RamirezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  4. Craig v. Meadowbrook Pointe Homeowner's Assn., Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018
  5. Dudnik v. 1055 Hylan Offs., LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

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