Legal Opinion

Berenholz v. Lopez

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

Decided September 19, 2005Published

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendants appeal from an order *978of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (McCarty, J.), dated November 4, 2004, which denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The injured plaintiff tripped over wooden planking which had been placed over the area between the curb abutting the roadway and the sidewalk abutting the defendants’ property. The defendants moved for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. The Supreme Court denied the motion. We affirm.

The defendants…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Zuckerman v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Portaro v. Tillis Investment Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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