Legal Opinion

Dowden v. Long Island Rail Road

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

Decided May 27, 2003PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Glover, J.), dated October 1, 2002, which denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.

The plaintiff alleged that on December 22, 2000, at approximately 7:30 a.m., as he was descending one of the defendant’s staircases at the Bay Shore Long Island Rail Road Station, he slipped and fell on accumulated snow and ice. The Supreme Court…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Zuckerman v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Simmons v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. Fuks v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  5. Mangieri v. Prime Hospitality Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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3Cited by39 opinions

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  3. Reagan v. Hartsdale Tenants Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. McGowan v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. Sfakianos v. Big Six Towers, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

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