Legal Opinion

Montross v. State

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

Decided September 29, 1995No. Claim No. 85154PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and facts with costs, judgment ordered and matter remitted to Court of Claims for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memorandum: Claimant appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims, entered following a trial on the issue of liability, which dismissed her claim for injuries sustained in a slip and fall inside the Visitor’s Processing Center at the Collins State Correctional Facility. Claimant slipped in approximately one inch of rainwater that had run into the building when its exterior door was opened earlier that morning.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Basso v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Preston v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1983

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Stern v. Ofori-OkaiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  2. Jones v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  3. De Los Santos v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  4. Powers v. State of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2026

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