Legal Opinion
Lawler v. TropWorld Casino & Entertainment Resort
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 14, 1997PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Lefkowitz, J.), entered February 5, 1996, which denied their motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (4) to stay the action.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, the motion is granted, and the action is stayed.
The plaintiff, John E. Lawler, allegedly sustained injuries when a poolside chair at the defendant TropWorld Casino and Entertainment Resort (hereinafter TropWorld) in Atlantic City collapsed. He and his wife commenced an action in New Jersey…
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