McGuire v. Ciprioni

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Ceresia, Jr., J.), entered May 11, 1998 in Rensselaer County, which granted defendants’ motions for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

On May 24, 1995, plaintiff tripped and fell on a public sidewalk in front of 211 Washington Street in defendant City of Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, injuring her knee. Alleging that her fall was caused by several loose bricks which had fallen onto the sidewalk from a wall on the adjoining private property, plaintiff commenced this negligence action against the City, as owner of the sidewalk, and defendant…