Legal Opinion
Curry v. Episcopal Health Services, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 30, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Lama, J.), dated December 27, 1996, which, after a hearing, denied their motion to dismiss the complaint and granted the plaintiff’s cross motion to the extent of setting aside the release previously signed by the plaintiff.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The plaintiff was injured when she slipped and fell in a puddle of water in the appellants’ cafeteria. The plaintiff subsequently, without counsel, signed a general release in return for the payment…
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- Horn v. TimmonsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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