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Cohen v. Sterling Mets, L.P.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 27, 2009
58 A.D.3d 791 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)

Opinion

No. 2007-08622.

January 27, 2009.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Hart, J.), entered August 7, 2007, which granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Lawrence Perry Biondi (Lisa M. Comeau, Garden City, N.Y., of counsel), for appellant.

Havkins Rosenfeld Ritzert Varriale, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Carla Varriale and Jarett L. Warner of counsel), for respondent.

ANITA R. FLORIO, J.P., JOSEPH COVELLO, RUTH C. BALKIN, JOHN M. LEVENTHAL, JJ.

Before: Florio, J.P., Covello, Balkin and Leventhal, JJ.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

On its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, the defendant demonstrated its entitlement to judgment as a matter of law based upon the doctrine of primary assumption of the risk ( see Roberts v Boys Girls Republic, Inc., 10 NY3d 889; Sutfin v Scheuer, 74 NY2d 697, 698; Koenig v Town of Huntington, 10 AD3d 632, 633; Starke v Town of Smithtown, 155 AD2d 526, 527; see also Pira v Sterling Equities, Inc., 16 AD3d 396, 396-397). In opposition, the plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact ( see Bereswill v National Basketball Assn., 279 AD2d 292, 293-294). Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly granted the defendant's motion. [ See 17 Misc 3d 218.]


Summaries of

Cohen v. Sterling Mets, L.P.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 27, 2009
58 A.D.3d 791 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)
Case details for

Cohen v. Sterling Mets, L.P.

Case Details

Full title:NORMAN COHEN, Appellant, v. STERLING METS, L.P., Respondent

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

Date published: Jan 27, 2009

Citations

58 A.D.3d 791 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)
2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 495
870 N.Y.S.2d 914

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