Melby v. Duffy
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Goldstein, J.
At issue here is whether the defendants Town of Brookhaven (hereinafter the Town) and the County of Suffolk (hereinafter the County) are liable to the plaintiff for failing to warn him of a dangerous condition created by the defendant Tom Duffy. We find that there was no special relationship between the plaintiff and the Town and no special relationship between the plaintiff and the County. Therefore, no liability may be imposed.
Between 9:00 and 9:30 p.m. on May 27, 1997, the plaintiff was operating his boat off the coast of Blue Point near Blue Point Cove in…
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