Legal Opinion

Oakley v. Town of Brookhaven

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

Decided June 5, 2000Published

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendants appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Doyle, J.), entered June 23, 1999, as denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.

The defendants established a prima facie case for judgment in their favor as a matter of law. Contrary to the plaintiffs’ contention, they failed to raise a triable issue of fact as…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Zuckerman v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Wilson v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  3. Bliss v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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