Legal Opinion

Cannavale v. City of New York

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

Decided January 19, 1999PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lucindo Suarez, J.), entered December 17, 1997, which granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

No triable issues of fact are raised by plaintiff’s allegations that while watching a semi-professional football game from the sidelines near the middle of the field, he perceived some children also on the sidelines in danger of being trampled by onrushing players, and, attempting to push the children out of the way, was himself trampled by the players. Assuming, without deciding, that defendant…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Morgan v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
  2. Akins v. Glens Falls City School DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. Heard v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. Guarino v. Mine Safety Appliance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1969
  5. Gilchrist v. City of TroyNew York Court of Appeals · 1986

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Rockland County Board of Cooperative Educational Services v. BOCES Staff Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. Local 832 Terminal Employees v. Department of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  3. Nassau Health Care Corp. v. Civil Service Employees Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. In re the Arbitration Between Adirondack Beverages Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. In re the Arbitration Between Adirondack Beverages Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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