Legal Opinion

Pilgrim v. New York City Transit Authority

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

Decided January 27, 1997PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hutcherson, J.), dated October 13, 1995, which (1) denied its motion to dismiss the complaint, and (2) granted the plaintiffs cross motion to strike the defendant’s affirmative defense that the Statute of Limitations had run.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the plaintiff’s cross motion is denied, the defendant’s motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.

The plaintiff was injured on March 18, 1993, when he slipped on the steps of the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lo Guercio v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
  2. Hernandez v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Supreme Court · 1963

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Trust v. BaruaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  2. Cassandro v. Metropolitan Suburban Bus AuthorityNew York Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Continental Insurance v. RightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  4. Williams v. New York City Transit AuthorityCivil Court of the City of New York · 2001

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