Legal Opinion

Solone v. City of New York

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

Decided April 7, 1997PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Price, J.), entered January 2, 1996, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

It is well settled that Administrative Code of City of New York § 7-201 (c) (2) requires a plaintiff to plead and prove that the City had prior notice of a defect in any "street, highway * * * [or] sidewalk” unless it can be demonstrated that the City was affirmatively negligent in causing or creating…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Zinno v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  2. Elstein v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  3. Miller v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Estrada v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  2. Longo v. American Golf Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  3. Drennen v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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