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Liebow v. Town of Hempstead

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 13, 1990
167 A.D.2d 378 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

Opinion

November 13, 1990

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Collins, J.).


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

This action to recover damages resulting from the plaintiff Ernest Liebow's fall on a golf course owned and operated by the defendant Town of Hempstead was dismissed as barred by the Town of Hempstead Code § 6-2, which requires, inter alia, prior written notification of any defective condition on "park property". Town of Hempstead Code § 78-1 provides that the term "park" includes golf courses. Therefore, since a golf course comes within the purview of Town of Hempstead Code § 6-2, it was incumbent upon the plaintiffs to plead and prove that prior written notice had been given to the town (see, Goldston v. Town of Babylon, 145 A.D.2d 534). No such written notice was given and there is insufficient evidence of affirmative acts of negligence so as to create a triable issue of fact. Thus, the complaint was properly dismissed (see, Zuckerman v. City of New York, 49 N.Y.2d 557, 562; Abbatecola v. Town of Islip, 97 A.D.2d 780). Bracken, J.P., Kunzeman, Kooper and Balletta, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Liebow v. Town of Hempstead

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 13, 1990
167 A.D.2d 378 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
Case details for

Liebow v. Town of Hempstead

Case Details

Full title:ERNEST LIEBOW et al., Appellants, v. TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, Respondent

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

Date published: Nov 13, 1990

Citations

167 A.D.2d 378 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
561 N.Y.S.2d 606

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