Legal Opinion

Cofield v. New York City Housing Authority

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

Decided April 27, 1998Published

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals *499from an order of the Supreme Court, Kangs County (Vinik, J.), dated June 25, 1997, which denied its motion for summary judgment.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion for summary judgment is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.

The defendant established its prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law dismissing the complaint (see, Alvarez v Prospect Hosp., 68 NY2d 320, 324; Zuckerman v City of New York, 49 NY2d 557; see also, Pitchon v City of New York, 243 AD2d 548).…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Zuckerman v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Gleaton v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. Pitchon v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  5. Tolliver v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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