Abano v. Suffolk County Community College
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Rebolini, J.), dated November 20, 2008, which granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The plaintiff alleges that she was injured when she slipped and fell on a defective walkway on the Selden Campus of Suffolk County Community College. A municipality that has adopted a “prior written notice law” cannot be held liable for a defect within the scope of the law absent the requisite…
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