Legal Opinion

Scovazzo v. Town of Tonawanda

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

Decided April 29, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Diane Y. Devlin, J.), entered October 8, 2010 in a personal injury action. The order denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously reversed on the law without costs, the motion is granted and the complaint is dismissed.

Memorandum: Plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for injuries that she sustained when she tripped and fell on the cover of a shut-off valve for a water main, which was allegedly above the grade of a sidewalk in…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Amabile v. City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
  2. Semprini v. Village of SouthamptonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  3. Hall v. City of SyracuseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  4. Hogan v. Grand Union Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  5. Wohlars v. Town of IslipAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Hart v. City of BuffaloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
  2. Szuba v. City of BuffaloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  3. Brockway v. County of ChautauquaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  4. Runge v. City of N. TonawandaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023

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