Charles v. City of Long Beach

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Woodard, J.), dated February 18, 2014, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and denied his cross motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff alleged that as he was riding his bicycle in the City of Long Beach, his front tire suddenly became lodged in a gap between a storm drain grate cover and its frame in the street, causing him to fall and sustain…