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Baher v. Shelter Express

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 31, 2002
298 A.D.2d 320 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002)

Opinion

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October 31, 2002.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard Braun, J.), entered on or about August 15, 2001, which granted defendants' respective motion and cross motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and all cross claims, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

BRIAN J. ISAAC, for plaintiff-appellant.

JOHN SANDERCOCK, CAROL R. FINOCCHIO LAWRENCE B. GOODMAN, for defendants-respondents.

Before: Williams, P.J., Rosenberger, Rubin, Friedman, Gonzalez, JJ.


Summary judgment dismissing the complaint and cross claims was properly granted since defendants established that they were under no duty to correct the alleged bus shelter design defect to which plaintiff attributes the icy condition that caused her to slip and fall. It is undisputed that defendants did not construct or design the bus shelter at issue, and their maintenance agreement with the Department of Transportation, pursuant to which they assumed duties respecting bus shelters that were neither exclusive nor comprehensive, did not give rise to a presently relevant maintenance obligation enforceable by the general public (see Espinal v. Melville Snow Contrs., Inc., 98 N.Y.2d 136;Palka v. Servicemaster Mgt. Servs. Corp., 83 N.Y.2d 136).

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.


Summaries of

Baher v. Shelter Express

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 31, 2002
298 A.D.2d 320 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002)
Case details for

Baher v. Shelter Express

Case Details

Full title:RACHEL BAHER, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. SHELTER EXPRESS, INC., ET AL.…

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

Date published: Oct 31, 2002

Citations

298 A.D.2d 320 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002)
748 N.Y.S.2d 859

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