Williams v. Azeem

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Williams v. Azeem

62 A.D.3d 988, 883 N.Y.S.2d 533

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

DecidedMay 26, 2009

StatusPublished

Cited by5 cases

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Williams v. Azeem, 62 A.D.3d 988, 883 N.Y.S.2d 533 (N.Y. Ct. App. 2009).

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In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Nelson, J.), dated April 29, 2008, which granted the [989]*989defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiffs decedent allegedly tripped and fell over a raised water valve cap in a public sidewalk abutting the defendants’ premises. The defendants established their entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by demonstrating that they did not negligently construct or repair the sidewalk, otherwise cause the defective condition, cause the defect to occur by some special use of the sidewalk, or breach a specific ordinance or statute which obligated the occupant to maintain the sidewalk (see Hausser v Giunta, 88 NY2d 449, 452-453 [1996]; Biondi v County of Nassau, 49 AD3d 580 [2008]; Jacobs v Village of Rockville Ctr., 41 AD3d 539 [2007]). In opposition, the plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact as to whether, inter alia, the defendants made special use of the sidewalk (see Noia v Maselli, 45 AD3d 746 [2007]).

The plaintiffs remaining contention is without merit. Mastro, J.P., Skelos, Dickerson and Lott, JJ., concur.

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In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Nelson, J.), dated April 29, 2008, which granted the [989]*989defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiffs decedent allegedly tripped and fell over a raised water valve cap in a public sidewalk abutting the defendants’ premises. The defendants established their entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by demonstrating that they did not negligently construct or repair the sidewalk, otherwise cause the defective condition, cause the defect to occur by some special use of the sidewalk, or breach a specific ordinance or statute which obligated the occupant to maintain the sidewalk (see Hausser v Giunta, 88 NY2d 449, 452-453 [1996]; Biondi v County of Nassau, 49 AD3d 580 [2008]; Jacobs v Village of Rockville Ctr., 41 AD3d 539 [2007]). In opposition, the plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact as to whether, inter alia, the defendants made special use of the sidewalk (see Noia v Maselli, 45 AD3d 746 [2007]).

The plaintiffs remaining contention is without merit. Mastro, J.P., Skelos, Dickerson and Lott, JJ., concur.

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62 A.D.3d 988, 883 N.Y.S.2d 533, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/williams-v-azeem-nyappdiv-2009.

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