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Colvin v. Town of Huntington

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 25, 1991
170 A.D.2d 644 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

Opinion

February 25, 1991

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Lama, J.).


Ordered that the order dated September 13, 1988, is affirmed; and it is further,

Ordered that the appeal from the order dated January 5, 1989, is dismissed, as no appeal lies from an order denying reargument; and it is further,

Ordered that the respondent is awarded one bill of costs.

Once a party requesting summary judgment has come forward with sufficient proof to warrant the awarding of such relief as a matter of law, the burden shifts to the opposing party to raise facts sufficient to require a trial on any issue of fact (see, Levitt v County of Suffolk, 145 A.D.2d 414). Although the movant met its burden, the plaintiffs have failed to meet their burden. It is conceded that notice was not given to the respondent town as to any defective condition and the only issue is whether the respondent made repairs at the site of the accident, thereby creating the defective condition. Neither the deposition testimony of the respondent's employee nor the affirmation of the plaintiffs' licensed professional engineer, whose opinion was based solely upon photographs of the scene and his review of the deposition of the respondent's employee, create a triable issue of fact as to whether or not the respondent town was liable for the creation of a hazardous condition in the street (see, Levitt v County of Suffolk, supra; cf., Schraub v Town of Hempstead, 167 A.D.2d 458; Combs v Incorporated Vil. of Freeport, 139 A.D.2d 688). Bracken, J.P., Lawrence, Rosenblatt and Ritter, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Colvin v. Town of Huntington

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 25, 1991
170 A.D.2d 644 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
Case details for

Colvin v. Town of Huntington

Case Details

Full title:AUDREY COLVIN et al., Appellants, v. TOWN OF HUNTINGTON, Respondent, et…

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

Date published: Feb 25, 1991

Citations

170 A.D.2d 644 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

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