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Steele v. Town of Hempstead

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 30, 1999
266 A.D.2d 451 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)

Opinion

Argued October 8, 1999

November 30, 1999

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Joseph, J.), dated September 28, 1998, which granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Michael D. Hassin, Rockville Centre, N.Y. (Randall Sorscher of counsel), for appellants.

Kroll, Rubin Fiorella, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Kenneth S. Fiorella of counsel), for respondents.

MYRIAM J. ALTMAN, J.P., ANITA R. FLORIO, HOWARD MILLER, ROBERT W. SCHMIDT, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The court correctly granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. The roadway on which the infant plaintiff allegedly sustained his injuries was under construction. The fact that its condition was open, obvious, and readily observable by the reasonable use of one's senses ( see, Ackermann v. Town of Fishkill, 201 A.D.2d 441; Laluna v. DGM Partners, 234 A.D.2d 519; Paulo v. Great Atl. Pac. Tea Co., 233 A.D.2d 380) precludes a finding of liability based on the alleged failure to post warnings.

The plaintiffs' remaining contentions are without merit

ALTMAN, J.P., FLORIO, H. MILLER, and SCHMIDT, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Steele v. Town of Hempstead

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 30, 1999
266 A.D.2d 451 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
Case details for

Steele v. Town of Hempstead

Case Details

Full title:BRIAN A. STEELE, JR., etc., et al., appellants, v. TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, et…

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

Date published: Nov 30, 1999

Citations

266 A.D.2d 451 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
698 N.Y.S.2d 875

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