Legal Opinion

Griffin v. Village of Southampton

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

Decided July 25, 1994Published

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an *505order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Gowan, J.), dated February 17, 1993, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

It is well settled that a municipality’s duty to install and maintain street lighting is limited to situations where lighting is required to avoid dangerous and potentially hazardous conditions (see, Thompson v City of New York, 78 NY2d 682, 684; Cracas v Zisko, 204 AD2d 382). Here, the plaintiff…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Nallan v. Helmsley-Spear, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Thompson v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. Cracas v. ZiskoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  4. Smith v. Fishkill Health-Related Center, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

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