Legal Opinion

Santopetro v. Devine Mercy R.C. Parish

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

Decided November 29, 2017No. 2016-08931PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Walker, J.), dated July 15, 2016, which denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff allegedly fell as she was walking down an exterior staircase located on the defendants’ property. Thereafter, the plaintiff commenced this personal injury action against the defendants, alleging that the staircase was defective, among other things, because the first step down from the landing was shorter…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Winegrad v. New York University Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Basso v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. Cupo v. KarfunkelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  4. Swerdlow v. WSK Properties Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. Shah v. Mercy Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Tavarez v. Pistilli Assoc. III, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

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