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Arbusto v. Amerada Hess Corporation

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 21, 2005
16 A.D.3d 527 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)

Opinion

2004-03124.

March 21, 2005.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Nastasi, J.), dated March 17, 2004, which granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Before: Florio, J.P., H. Miller, Cozier and S. Miller, JJ., concur.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The defendant established its prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by demonstrating that the plaintiff was unable to identify the cause of his fall ( see Birman v. Birman, 8 AD3d 219; Garvin v. Rosenberg, 204 AD2d 388).

The plaintiff's opposing affidavit, in which he sought to identify the cause of his fall, merely raised a feigned issue of fact, which was insufficient to defeat the motion ( see Garvin v. Rosenberg, supra). In addition, the unsworn report of the plaintiff's expert failed to set forth any alleged unsafe condition which contributed to the plaintiff's fall ( see Birman v. Birman, supra at 220; Speirs v. Dick's Clothing Sporting Goods, 268 AD2d 581). Therefore, the Supreme Court properly granted summary judgment to the defendant.

The plaintiff's remaining contention is without merit.


Summaries of

Arbusto v. Amerada Hess Corporation

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 21, 2005
16 A.D.3d 527 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)
Case details for

Arbusto v. Amerada Hess Corporation

Case Details

Full title:ROBERT ARBUSTO, Appellant, v. AMERADA HESS CORPORATION, Doing Business as…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Mar 21, 2005

Citations

16 A.D.3d 527 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)
790 N.Y.S.2d 892

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