Legal Opinion
Berkeley v. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 6, 2001PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCardona, P. J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Ceresia, Jr., J.), entered October 25, 2000 in Rensselaer County, which granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for injuries he sustained when, on November 20, 1992, a bank of freestanding metal lockers fell on him at the 87 Gymnasium located on the campus of defendant Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (hereinafter RPI) in the City of Troy, Rensselaer County.1 The row of eight metal lockers were approximately six feet tall and placed against a wall in a corner near the…
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