Legal Opinion
Albright v. Metz
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 17, 1996PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
Plaintiff was injured when he fell some 35 feet while riding his motorbike. The central issue in this case is the suitability of the property for motorbiking. If the property was suitable, defendants would be immune from liability for ordinary negligence as provided by General Obligations Law § 9-103. We conclude that the land was suitable for motorbiking and affirm the order of the Appellate Division.
In 1976, defendant Harlen W. Metz, Jr., purchased over four acres of property adjacent to Spawn Hollow Road in Bethlehem, New York. It is undisputed that Metz…
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