Legal Opinion
Lawson v. Rutland Nursing Home, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 11, 2009PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the third-party defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Balter, J.), dated June 4, 2008, which denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the third-party complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The third-party defendant (hereinafter the appellant) made a prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law dismissing the third-party complaint (see generally Alvarez v Prospect Hosp., 68 NY2d 320 [1986]). However, in opposition to the motion, the defendants third-party…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
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- Artoglou v. Gene Scappy Realty Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Makaj v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
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