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Rizzo v. Jordan Manufacturing Corporation

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 4, 1998
251 A.D.2d 394 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

Opinion

June 4, 1998

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Greenstein, J.).


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff John Rizzo fell on a loading dock allegedly due to a dangerous condition which existed on the dock. The plaintiffs commenced this action alleging that each of the defendants either owned, leased, or controlled the property in question and were responsible for the injuries sustained by the plaintiff John Rizzo. The appellant, an officer of the defendant HJLS Enterprises, Inc., moved for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against him claiming that he is not individually liable to the plaintiffs because he did not individually own, lease, or control the property in question.

There are questions of fact as to whether the appellant individually owned, leased, or controlled the property in question. Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly denied the appellant's motion for summary judgment ( see, Alvarez v. Prospect Hosp., 68 N.Y.2d 320, 324; Winegrad v. New York Univ. Med. Ctr., 64 N.Y.2d 851, 853).

Bracken, J.P., Copertino, Joy and McGinity, J.J., concur.


Summaries of

Rizzo v. Jordan Manufacturing Corporation

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 4, 1998
251 A.D.2d 394 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
Case details for

Rizzo v. Jordan Manufacturing Corporation

Case Details

Full title:JOHN RIZZO et al., Respondents, v. JORDAN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION et…

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

Date published: Jun 4, 1998

Citations

251 A.D.2d 394 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
675 N.Y.S.2d 540