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Karalic v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jul 7, 2003
307 A.D.2d 254 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)

Opinion

2002-07900

Argued May 29, 2003.

July 7, 2003.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendants Brahim Musovic, Selim Musovic, and Becir Musovic appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Schulman, J.), dated June 27, 2002, which denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against them.

Laykind Summers (Steve S. Efron, New York, N.Y. of counsel), for appellants.

Renfroe Quinn, Forest Hills, N.Y. (John E. Quinn of counsel), for plaintiffs-respondents.

Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York, N.Y. (Francis F. Caputo and Stacy Laine Matthews of counsel), for defendant-respondent.

Before: ANITA R. FLORIO, J.P., SONDRA MILLER, LEO F. McGINITY, THOMAS A. ADAMS, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The appellants, property owners, failed to establish as a matter of law that their superintendent's snow removal activities did not cause, create, or otherwise increase the allegedly hazardous icy condition which resulted in the plaintiff Milivoje Karalic's injuries ( see Mahoney v. Affrunti, 297 A.D.2d 717; Giamboi v. Manor House Owners Corp., 277 A.D.2d 201, 202; Baillet v. Auerbach, 277 A.D.2d 335). Since the appellants failed to meet their burden, it is not necessary to consider whether the papers in opposition to the motion were sufficient to raise a triable issue of fact ( see Alvarez v. Prospect Hosp., 68 N.Y.2d 320; Chaplin v. Taylor, 273 A.D.2d 188).

FLORIO, J.P., S. MILLER, McGINITY and ADAMS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Karalic v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jul 7, 2003
307 A.D.2d 254 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)
Case details for

Karalic v. City of New York

Case Details

Full title:MILIVOJE KARALIC, ET AL., plaintiffs-respondents, v. CITY OF NEW YORK…

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

Date published: Jul 7, 2003

Citations

307 A.D.2d 254 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)
762 N.Y.S.2d 271

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