Legal Opinion
Sondervan v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 24, 2011PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Karen S. Smith, J.), entered August 13, 2008, which denied defendant City of New York’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against it, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
A plaintiff is required to demonstrate prior written notice of a sidewalk defect as a condition precedent to maintaining an action against the City (Administrative Code of City of NY § 7-201 [c] [2]; see Amabile v City of Buffalo, 93 NY2d 471 [1999]), notwithstanding the City’s ownership of the abutting property (Administrative Code § 7-210 [d]). The City concedes…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Amabile v. City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- Almadotter v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Reyes v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
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