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Akerman v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 22, 1993
198 A.D.2d 391 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)

Opinion

November 22, 1993

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Lerner, J.).


Ordered that the appeal from the order dated July 23, 1991, is dismissed, as that order was superseded by the order dated October 4, 1991, made upon reargument; and it is further,

Ordered that the appeal from the intermediate order dated October 4, 1991, is dismissed; and it is further,

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, the defendant's motion for summary judgment is denied, and the complaint is reinstated; and it is further,

Ordered that the orders dated July 23, 1991, and October 4, 1991, are modified accordingly; and it is further,

Ordered that the plaintiffs are awarded one bill of costs.

The appeal from the intermediate order dated October 4, 1991, must be dismissed because the right of direct appeal therefrom terminated with the entry of judgment in the action (see, Matter of Aho, 39 N.Y.2d 241, 248). The issues raised on appeal from the order dated October 4, 1991 are brought up for review and have been considered on the appeal from the judgment (CPLR 5501 [a] [1]).

The Supreme Court erred in granting summary judgment to the defendant based on its belief that no reasonable jury could find for the plaintiffs. Even assuming that the defendant made a prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law, the plaintiffs met their burden of producing evidence sufficient to establish the existence of material issues of fact (see, Alvarez v Prospect Hosp., 68 N.Y.2d 320, 324). Specifically, the plaintiffs produced evidence sufficient to establish issues as to whether the infant plaintiff dove in the direction of the jetty, whether he hit the jetty, whether the jetty was completely submerged in the water with no warning signs, and whether his injuries were proximately caused by the lack of warning.

The plaintiffs' remaining contentions are without merit. Thompson, J.P., Sullivan, Rosenblatt and Ritter, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Akerman v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 22, 1993
198 A.D.2d 391 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
Case details for

Akerman v. City of New York

Case Details

Full title:ANDREW AKERMAN, an Infant, by His Father and Natural Guardian, ALEXANDER…

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

Date published: Nov 22, 1993

Citations

198 A.D.2d 391 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
604 N.Y.S.2d 165

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