Legal Opinion
Bowers v. Vial
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 15, 1980PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, entered May 5, 1979, which is in favor of the defendants upon the trial court’s dismissal of the complaint at the close of all the evidence. Judgment affirmed, with one bill of costs. Trial Term correctly concluded that the defendants had no notice, either actual or constructive, of the slippery substance on the stairway upon which the plaintiff fell. There was a complete absence of proof as to how the substance got on the stairway or that either of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bogart v. F. W. Woolworth Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Dowling v. F. W. Woolworth Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962
- Lavine v. United Paper Board CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Katcher v. Ideal Tennis, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Goldstein v. C. W. Post Center of Long Island UniversityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986