Legal Opinion
Basher v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 31, 2000PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Schneier, J.), dated January 8, 1999, which denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.
On June 7, 1993, the injured plaintiff, Avraham Basher, was installing a fence around property he was planning to rent and use as an auto repair business when a group of men approached him and demanded jobs and/or “protection money”. The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cuffy v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Mastroianni v. County of SuffolkNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- Sostre v. City of New York Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Tarnaras v. County of NassauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Hayes v. Rouse S.I. Shopping Center, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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