Legal Opinion

Bovino v. J.R. Equities, Inc.

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

Decided October 21, 2008PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Louis B. York, J.), *400entered March 11, 2008, which denied defendant J.R. Equities’ motion for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

There is no per se rule with respect to the dimensions of a defect that will give rise to liability on the part of a landowner or other party in control of premises (Argenio v Metropolitan Transp. Auth., 277 AD2d 165 [2000]). The motion court properly concluded that summary judgment was inappropriate since a triable issue of fact exists regarding whether the alleged defect is actionable (see generally Trincere…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Trincere v. County of SuffolkNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
  2. Argenio v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  3. Fasano v. Green-Wood CemeteryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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