Legal Opinion
Caldwell v. Gumley-Haft L.L.C.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 21, 2008PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Marylin G. Diamond, J.), entered March 5, 2008, which granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Plaintiffs failed to present evidence raising a triable issue of fact as to whether defendant was affirmatively negligent or in complete and exclusive control of the building (see Pelton v 77 Park Ave. Condominium, 38 AD3d 1, 11-12 [2006]; Gardner v 1111 Corp., 286 App Div 110 [1955], affd 1 NY2d 758 [1956]). Defendant established it did not have complete and exclusive control of the sponsor’s…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Friedman v. AndersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Pelton v. 77 Park Avenue CondominiumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Gardner v. 1111 Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
- Gardner v. 1111 Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1956
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