Legal Opinion

Assante v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 6, 1991PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Vinik, J.), dated June 5, 1989, which, upon a jury verdict, dismissed the complaint.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

In April of 1982 the plaintiff Salvatore Assante, a New York City Department of Sanitation worker, sustained injuries when the vehicle he was operating to remove accumulated snow hit an obstruction and came to an abrupt stop, propelling him forward. The only theories of liability contained in the notice of claim and complaint…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Edenwald Contracting Co. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. McMahon v. ButlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  3. Griffiths v. LindemannAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  4. Redmond v. LomantoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  5. Ramsey v. OwensAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Brook-Hattan Utilities, Inc. v. 893 Construction Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  2. Carlson Associates v. JorlingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  3. Lopez v. Mackenzie Electrical Contractors, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  4. In re New York City Asbestos LitigationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. Miller v. KeeffeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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