Legal Opinion

Yioves v. T.J. Maxx, Inc.

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

Decided May 2, 2006PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Polizzi, J.), entered September 13, 2004, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is denied, and the complaint is reinstated.

The plaintiff allegedly slipped and fell on a puddle of a liquid substance by the lotion/liquid soap section of a store owned by the defendant. For about 20 to 25 minutes before the accident, the plaintiff browsed around in the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Winegrad v. New York University Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Goldman v. Waldbaum, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  3. Joachim v. 1824 Church Avenue, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  4. Britto v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  5. Mancini v. Quality Markets, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Birnbaum v. New York Racing Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. DeFalco v. BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. Gregg v. Key Food SupermarketAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. Musachio v. Smithtown Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  5. Ames v. Waldbaum, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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