Hamill v. City of New York

Full title: CHARLOTTE M. HAMILL, Appellant, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Respondent

Court: Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Feb 26, 1981

52 N.Y.2d 1045 (N.Y. 1981)

438 N.Y.S.2d 519

420 N.E.2d 400

Opinion

Decided February 26, 1981

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, ALFRED M. ASCIONE, J.

Siff Newman, P.C., for appellant.

Allen G. Schwartz, Corporation Counsel ( Joan E. Handler of counsel), for respondent.

On summary consideration, order affirmed, without costs. The Appellate Division correctly concluded that there was insufficient evidence of negligence to present a jury question, as a matter of law.

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER.