Legal Opinion

O'Hanlon v. Bodouva

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 15, 1998PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action, to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Burke, J.), dated September 15, 1997, which denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

It is well settled that a plaintiff in a trip and fall case must demonstrate that the defendant either created the dangerous condition which caused the accident, or that the defendant had actual or constructive notice of the condition and failed to remedy it in a reasonable time. To constitute…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gordon v. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Ligon v. Waldbaum, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Cormack v. Cross Sound Ferry Services., Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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