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SURDI v. ROCO REALTY CO. [2d Dept 2000

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 17, 2000
(N.Y. App. Div. May. 17, 2000)

Opinion

Submitted March 28, 2000.

May 17, 2000.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Oshrin, J.), dated April 13, 1999, as granted the motion of the defendants Roco Realty Co., Harvey Cohen, and Ira Rothman for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against them, and that branch of the motion of the defendant RSI Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Amazing Skates which was for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against it.

Guercio Guercio, Farmingdale, N.Y. (Randy Glasser of counsel), for appellants.

Ronan, McDonnell Kehoe, Melville, N.Y. (Christopher J. Power of counsel), for respondents Roco Realty Co., Harvey Cohen, and Ira Rothman.

Hoffman Crumpton Roth, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Stephen F. Kusnetz of counsel), for respondent RSI Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Amazing Skates.

DAVID S. RITTER, J.P., DANIEL W. JOY, GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, HOWARD MILLER, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with one bill of costs to the respondents appearing separately and filing separate briefs.

The plaintiff Carole Surdi allegedly was injured when she collided with a group of boys at a roller skating rink. She and her husband thereafter commenced this action against RSI Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Amazing Skates (hereinafter RSI Enterprises), the operator of the rink, and Roco Realty Co., Harvey Cohen, and Ira Rothman, alleging, inter alia, a lack of adequate supervision at the rink. After issue was joined, Roco Realty Co., Cohen, and Rothman moved for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against them. RSI Enterprises cross-moved for summary judgment, among other things, dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against it. The Supreme Court granted the motion and that branch of the cross motion which was for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against RSI. We affirm.

Contrary to the plaintiffs' contention, the record does not present a question of fact as to whether the collision was other than a sudden and abrupt event that could not have been prevented by any amount of supervision (see, Kleiner v. Commack Roller Rink, 201 A.D.2d 462; Taynor v. Skate Grove at Lake Grove, Inc., 150 A.D.2d 362).

RITTER, J.P., JOY, GOLDSTEIN and H. MILLER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

SURDI v. ROCO REALTY CO. [2d Dept 2000

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 17, 2000
(N.Y. App. Div. May. 17, 2000)
Case details for

SURDI v. ROCO REALTY CO. [2d Dept 2000

Case Details

Full title:CAROLE SURDI, et al., appellants, v. ROCO REALTY CO., et al., respondents

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

Date published: May 17, 2000

Citations

(N.Y. App. Div. May. 17, 2000)