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King v. County of Nassau

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 21, 1999
262 A.D.2d 533 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)

Opinion

Argued May 7, 1999

June 21, 1999

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant Hendrickson Brothers, Inc., appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (De Maro, J.), entered May 1, 1998, which denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and all cross claims insofar as asserted against it.

Brian J. Greenfield, Mineola, N.Y. (Kenneth T. Boyd of counsel), for appellant.

Elovich Adell, Long Beach, N.Y. (Mitchel Sommer of counsel), for plaintiff-respondent.

Owen B. Walsh, County Attorney, Mineola, N.Y. (Gerald R. Podlesak of counsel), for defendant-respondent.

FRED T. SANTUCCI, J.P., DANIEL W. JOY, SANDRA J. FEUERSTEIN, ROBERT W. SCHMIDT, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with one bill of costs.

The appellant failed to proffer sufficient evidence that it properly sealed and restored the street where the plaintiff fell. The fact that the appellant completed its drainage work seven years before the plaintiff's accident is insufficient, without more, to entitle it to summary judgment.

Furthermore, contrary to the appellant's contention, the opinion of the plaintiff's expert submitted in opposition to its motion was based on more than mere speculation ( see, Romano v. Stanley, 90 N.Y.2d 444).

The parties' remaining contentions are without merit.


Summaries of

King v. County of Nassau

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 21, 1999
262 A.D.2d 533 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
Case details for

King v. County of Nassau

Case Details

Full title:ROSEANN KING, plaintiff-respondent, v. COUNTY OF NASSAU…

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

Date published: Jun 21, 1999

Citations

262 A.D.2d 533 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
692 N.Y.S.2d 430

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