Legal Opinion
Porter v. New York City Housing Authority
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 8, 1991PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gilbert Ramirez, J.
This is an action in which the plaintiff seeks damages for personal injuries he sustained when he was 16 years old, in a fall from the roof of an elevator located at 1250 Sutter Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, in the Cypress Hills Project. *68The defendant, the New York City Housing Authority (the Housing Authority), moves for summary judgment, pursuant to CPLR 3212, on the ground that plaintiffs injuries resulted from his "joy riding” on the roof of the elevator, and thus, were "self inflicted”.. It is undisputed that at the time of his injury, the plaintiff…
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