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Lewis v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Mar 1, 2011
82 A.D.3d 410 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)

Opinion

Nos. 4388, 4389.

March 1, 2011.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael D. Stallman, J.), entered March 26, 2010, dismissing the complaint and all cross claims as against defendant City of New York (the City) pursuant to an order, same court and Justice, entered March 24, 2010, which granted the City's motion for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, without costs. Appeal from the above order, unanimously dismissed, without costs, as subsumed in the appeal from the judgment.

Kelner Kelner, New York (Gail S. Kelner of counsel), for appellants.

Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York (Mordecai Newman of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Gonzalez P.J., Tom, Andrias, Renwick, Abdus-Salaam, JJ.


On February 7, 2006, the injured plaintiff was struck by a bus as she crossed the intersection of 34th Street and Broadway. She alleged that a proximate cause of the accident was the negligent acts of a traffic officer employed by the City of New York in directing traffic at the intersection.

Supreme Court correctly held that the officer's action involved discretionary conduct, and, thus, the City was immune from liability ( see Devivo v Adeyemo, 70 AD3d 587; Shands v Escalona, 44 AD3d 524, lv denied 10 NY3d [2008]).

In light of the foregoing, we need not reach plaintiffs' remaining contentions.


Summaries of

Lewis v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Mar 1, 2011
82 A.D.3d 410 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)
Case details for

Lewis v. City of New York

Case Details

Full title:STELLA LEWIS et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Respondent, et al.…

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

Date published: Mar 1, 2011

Citations

82 A.D.3d 410 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)
2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 1527
918 N.Y.S.2d 70
918 N.Y.S.2d 71

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