Legal Opinion

Cabrera v. New York City Department of Education

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

Decided February 7, 2012Published

1Opinion of the Court

Defendant Department of Education (DOE) is not entitled to *458summary judgment because there is sufficient evidence in the record to raise a question of fact as to whether it knew of a recurring dangerous condition in the fence and routinely left it unaddressed (see Uhlich v Canada Dry Bottling Co. of N.Y., 305 AD2d 107 [2003]) or whether it undertook repairs and performed them negligently (see e.g. Grossman v Amalgamated Hous. Corp., 298 AD2d 224, 226-227 [2002]).

The City is not a proper party to this action (see Bailey v City of New York, 55 AD3d 426 [2008]). Concur — Mazzarelli, J.E, Andrias,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Uhlich v. Canada Dry Bottling Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. Bailey v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  3. Grossman v. Amalgamated Housing Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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