Legal Opinion

Gutierrez v. Riverbay Corp.

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

Decided June 8, 1999PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Michael DeMarco, J.), entered October 1, 1998, which denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The pictures of the two-inch depression in the walkway on defendant’s property on which plaintiff slipped do not demonstrate that it was a “trivial” defect as a matter of law (cf., Evans v Pyramid Co., 184 AD2d 960; Mahota v Cade & Saunders, 228 AD2d 924). Whether a dangerous condition exists on another’s property so as to create liability depends on the particular circumstances of each case, and is generally a question…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Trincere v. County of SuffolkNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
  2. Evans v. Pyramid Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. Mahota v. SaundersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Santulli v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  2. Rivera v. Jack LaLanne Fitness Centers, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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