Legal Opinion

Houchang Haghighi v. Bailer

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

Decided June 2, 1997PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Lisa, J.), dated May 17, 1996, as granted the motion of the third-party defendant for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with one bill of costs.

We agree with the Supreme Court that the activity in which the injured plaintiff was engaged at the time he fell, whether consisting of changing light bulbs or tightening and taping a loose wire nut, constituted…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Ross v. Curtis-Palmer Hydro-Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. Lombardi v. StoutNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. Jock v. FienNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. Smith v. Shell Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. Whelen v. Warwick Valley Civic & Social ClubNew York Court of Appeals · 1979

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Yong Ju Kim v. Herbert Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  2. Koch v. E.C.H. Holding Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  3. Cuartas v. KourkoumelisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. Luthi v. Long Island Resource Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  5. Ponce-Francisco v. Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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