Hallas v. New York University

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Howard Silver, J.), entered on or about January 29, 1998, denying defendant’s motion for summary judgment, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the motion granted and the complaint dismissed. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of defendant-appellant dismissing the complaint.

Plaintiff claims to have sustained injuries from tripping and falling on a defective sidewalk adjacent to defendant’s premises in May 1991. It is well settled that a land owner does not owe a duty to the public to maintain a public sidewalk solely because it…