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Johnson v. Village of Saranac Lake

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

Decided January 11, 2001PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMugglin, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Lahtinen, J.), entered November 22, 1999 in Franklin County, upon a verdict rendered in favor of plaintiff against defendant Village of Saranac Lake.

On the evening of July 4, 1995, intending to watch a fireworks display from Veterans Park, property owned by defendant Village of Saranac Lake (hereinafter defendant), plaintiff, her husband and two friends placed their lawn chairs in front of a star-shaped flower bed that had a 12-inch deep ditch, referred to as an “English edge,” around its perimeter. Because warm cinders from the fireworks fell on…

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  3. McElroy v. YousufAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  4. Denmark v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  5. English v. City of AlbanyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  3. Village of Saranac Lake, Inc. v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
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