Legal Opinion
Hernandez v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 13, 1999PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hutcherson, J.), dated October 26, 1998, as granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
The nearly 14-year-old plaintiff was injured while sledding down a hill at Sunset Park in Brooklyn when, unable to stop, he collided with a chain-link fence at the bottom of the hill. At his examination before trial, he testified…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Morgan v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- Turcotte v. FellNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Benitez v. New York City Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Moore v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
3Cited by5 opinions
- Goodlett v. KalishekCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Morlock v. Town of North HempsteadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Andrews v. County of OnondagaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Martino v. Sullivan'S of Liberty, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Goodlett v. KalishekCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000