Legal Opinion

Dumbadze v. Schwatt

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

Decided February 25, 2002PublishedCited by 10 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 (Dye, J.), dated March 9, 2001, which granted the defendants’ 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 was injured when she lost her balance and fell off a stepladder which she had been using in an attempt to repair a light fixture in the vestibule directly outside of her apartment, in a building owned by the defendants.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Derdiarian v. Felix Contracting Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Kriz v. SchumNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. Lynch v. Bay Ridge Obstetrical & Gynecological AssociatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. Shutak v. HandlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. Jackson v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  3. Spathos v. Gramatan Management, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  4. Gomez v. HicksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. Pensabene v. San Francisco Construction Management, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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