Legal Opinion
Chahales v. Westchester Joint Water Works
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 8, 2008PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (LaCava, J.), entered October 16, 2006, which granted the separate motions of the defendants Westchester Joint Water Works, Westchester County, and City of Yonkers for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against each of them.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with one bill of costs.
“It is axiomatic that ‘before a defendant may be held liable for negligence it must be shown that the defendant owes a duty to the plaintiff ... In the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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