Legal Opinion
Chini v. Wendcentral Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 18, 1999PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and complaint dismissed. Memorandum: Plaintiff commenced this action seeking damages for personal injuries she sustained when the chair on which she was sitting at a restaurant owned by defendants collapsed, causing her to fall to the ground. Supreme Court held that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applied and denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. That was error. Defendants submitted evidence in support of their motion establishing that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur is not applicable…
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