Legal Opinion

Carter v. New York City Housing Authority

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

Decided April 19, 1999PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Rappaport, J.), dated March 20, 1998, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff allegedly sustained injuries when a door in her apartment shut on her hand. The defendant New York City Housing Authority, the owner of the building, was granted summary judgment dismissing the complaint. We affirm.

The court properly determined that the door at issue was not an inherently…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Green v. New York City Housing AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Green v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  3. White v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
  4. Tjepkema v. Rochdale Meat MarketAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  5. White v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lopes v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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