Legal Opinion
Vendura v. Fasano
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 10, 1997PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (D’Emilio, J.), dated June 19, 1995, which denied his motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. Justice Altman has been substituted for the late Justice Hart (see, 22 NYCRR 670.1 [c]).
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.
The plaintiff, a 45-year-old, fourth-degree black belt in karate, allegedly sustained physical injuries during a martial arts workout. Specifically,…
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