Legal Opinion
Starke v. Town of Smithtown
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 13, 1989PublishedCited by 4 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, Suffolk County (Underwood, J.), entered June 21, 1988, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
On August 22, 1985, the injured plaintiff, Joan Starke, went with her husband and daughter to Robert A. Brady Park which is owned and operated by the defendant Town of Smithtown. As she was walking past a softball field, escorting her daughter to the park’s playground area, Mrs. Starke was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Akins v. Glens Falls City School DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Clark v. Goshen Sunday Morning Softball LeagueAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Clark v. Goshen Sunday Morning Softball LeagueNew York Supreme Court · 1985
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Cohen v. Sterling Mets, L.P.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009