Legal Opinion
Hampton v. Town of North Hempstead
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 28, 2002PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (McCarty, J.), dated June 25, 2001, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
A municipality which has enacted a prior written notice statute may not be subjected to liability for personal injuries resulting from an improperly-maintained sidewalk, unless it received actual written notice of the dangerous condition, its affirmative act of negligence proximately caused the accident,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Amabile v. City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- Camenson v. Town of North HempsteadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- James v. City of New RochelleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Roth v. Town of North HempsteadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
3Cited by5 opinions
- McCabe v. Town of RiverheadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Camenson v. Town of North HempsteadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Farrago v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Winsche v. Town of North HempsteadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Odell v. Town of RiverheadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003