Legal Opinion
Patton v. New York City Housing Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 30, 2016No. 1407 309078/11PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Barry Salman, J.), entered March 26, 2015, which granted the motion of defendant New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against it, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion denied.
In this action alleging negligent premises security, NYCHA met its prima facie burden of demonstrating that the assailants’ identities remain unknown and that it could not be established that they were intruders who gained access to the building due to the broken door locks (see Smith v New York City Hous.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Romero v. Twin Parks Southeast Houses, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Smith v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- Esteves v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Perez v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
3Cited by2 opinions
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- Clotter v. New York City Hous. Auth.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020