Legal Opinion

Hooker v. Melton Manor Condominium

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

Decided February 3, 1995PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously *1050reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and complaint dismissed. Memorandum: Plaintiffs failed to raise a question of fact whether defendant had actual or constructive notice of a hazardous condition on the marble steps where plaintiff Robert Hooker fell. "[A] 'general awareness’ that a dangerous condition may be present is legally insufficient to constitute notice of the particular condition that caused plaintiff’s fall” (Piacquadio v Recine Realty Corp., 84 NY2d 967, 969, quoting Gordon v American Museum of Natural History, 67 NY2d 836, 838). Thus, Supreme Court…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gordon v. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Piacquadio v. Recine Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1994

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lupi v. Home Creators, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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