Legal Opinion
Tunison v. D.J. Stapleton, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 11, 2007PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries pursuant to General Obligations Law § 11-101, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Doyle, J.), entered October 17, 2006, which denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
On a motion for summary judgment, the court’s function is to determine whether material factual issues exist, not to resolve such issues (see Sillman v Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., 3 NY2d 395, 404 [1957]; French v Cliff’s Place, 125 AD2d 292 [1986]). A motion for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sillman v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1957
- Mitchell v. Shoals, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1967
- Scott v. Long Island Power AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- French v. Cliff's Place Ltd.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Jewell v. Cumberland Farms, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Collins v. 5840 Merrick Road Realty Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Rivers v. BirnbaumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
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