Martino v. Vonnes

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Tanenbaum, J.), dated December 3, 2001, which denied his motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.

The plaintiff, an experienced softball player, was injured while playing second base in a league softball game when the defendant slid into him. The plaintiff commenced this action, *506inter alia, to recover damages for negligence. In his motion for…