Carbonaro v. Town of North Hempstead

The plaintiffs commenced this action against the defendants Town of North Hempstead and the County of Nassau to recover damages resulting from the flooding of their residence on July 18, 2007. The plaintiffs allege that the flooding was caused by deficiencies in a storm drainage system, and that the Town and the County each own separate components of that system. The defendants separately moved for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against each of them, and the plaintiffs cross-moved, in effect, for summary judgment on the issue of liability. The Supreme Court…