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Elstein v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Nov 3, 1994
209 A.D.2d 186 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)

Opinion

November 3, 1994

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Leland DeGrasse, J.).


It is well established that Administrative Code § 7-201 (c) (2) requires a plaintiff to plead and prove the City had prior notice of a sidewalk defect, unless it is claimed that the City was affirmatively negligent in causing or creating the defective condition, in which case a plaintiff has no burden to either plead or prove notice (Bisulco v. City of New York, 186 A.D.2d 84, 85). Here, the City came forward with proof that it had not been given any prior written notice of the alleged defective condition and that no work construction or repair had been performed in the nearly two-year period preceding the date of the incident. In opposition, plaintiffs relied on an affidavit from a construction expert who, upon examining the subject area 20 months after the incident took place, was unable to say that the alleged defective condition (negligent patchwork) existed at the time of plaintiff's injury or that the City had created the defective condition. Under these circumstances, the IAS Court properly granted the City's cross motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint (see, Zinno v. City of New York, 160 A.D.2d 795, lv denied 76 N.Y.2d 708).

Concur — Murphy, P.J., Rosenberger, Wallach, Kupferman and Asch, JJ.


Summaries of

Elstein v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Nov 3, 1994
209 A.D.2d 186 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
Case details for

Elstein v. City of New York

Case Details

Full title:PHYLLIS ELSTEIN et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Respondent

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

Date published: Nov 3, 1994

Citations

209 A.D.2d 186 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
618 N.Y.S.2d 528

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