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Downes v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States

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

Decided November 3, 1994PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtYesawich Jr., J.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Kahn, J.), entered June 22, 1993 in Albany County, which granted motions by defendants Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States and W.J. Kendall Trucking & Excavating Company for summary judgment dismissing the complaint against them.

Plaintiff sued in negligence to recover for injuries she claims to have sustained when, on January 30, 1991, she slipped and fell because of an icy condition as she was leaving her place of employment at a mall in Albany County. Plaintiff admits that at the time of her fall, approximately 7:00 p.m., a storm…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Palka v. Servicemaster Management Services Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. Newsome v. CservakAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  3. Fusco v. Stewart's Ice Cream Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  4. Marcellus v. Nathan Littauer Hospital Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  5. Bourk v. National CleaningAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Phillips v. Young Men's Christian Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  2. Boyko v. LimowskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. Keshavarz v. MurphyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. Pavlovich v. Wade Associates, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  5. Zima v. North Colonie Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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