Miller v. Ekiert
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for injuries he sustained as the result of diving into Oneida Lake from the end of a dock on property owned by Antoinette Ekiert (defendant). Supreme Court properly granted the motion of defendant for summary judgment dismissing the complaint against her. Defendant submitted proof establishing that “the sole legal cause of plaintiffs injuries was [plaintiffs] own reckless conduct in attempting that dive” (Olsen v Town of Richfield, 81 NY2d 1024, 1026;…
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- Butler v. MarshallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997