Smith v. New York City Housing Authority

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Ruchelsman, J.), dated April 17, 2002, which granted the motion of the defendant New York City Housing Authority for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against it.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The defendant New York City Housing Authority (hereinafter the NYCHA) established its entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by presenting admissible evidence that, as landlord, it did not have notice that a dog was being…