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Russo v. Valley Cen. School

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 17, 2006
33 A.D.3d 782 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006)

Opinion

No. 2005-08247.

October 17, 2006.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Orange County (Peter C. Patsalos, J.), dated June 10, 2005, which granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Before: Miller, J.P., Ritter, Spolzino and Dillon, JJ., concur.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff Kathryn Russo allegedly was injured during an after-school program when, as she was demonstrating how to use a swing, a chain detached from the seat, causing her to fall to the ground. In opposition to the defendant's prima facie demonstration of its entitlement to judgment as a matter of law, the plaintiffs failed to raise a triable issue of fact as to whether the defendant created or had actual or constructive notice of the alleged dangerous and defective condition of the swing, or whether that negligence by the defendant was a proximate cause of the injuries alleged ( see Goetz v Town of Smithtown, 303 AD2d 367; Sinto v City of Long Beach, 290 AD2d 550). Thus, the defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint was properly granted.


Summaries of

Russo v. Valley Cen. School

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 17, 2006
33 A.D.3d 782 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006)
Case details for

Russo v. Valley Cen. School

Case Details

Full title:KATHRYN RUSSO et al., Appellants, v. VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT…

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

Date published: Oct 17, 2006

Citations

33 A.D.3d 782 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006)
2006 N.Y. Slip Op. 7464
822 N.Y.S.2d 607

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