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Siracuse v. Race Office Equipment Company

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Dec 27, 2000
278 A.D.2d 894 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

Opinion

December 27, 2000.

Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Genesee County, Rath, Jr., J. — Summary Judgment.

PRESENT: PIGOTT, JR., P.J., HURLBUTT, KEHOE AND LAWTON, JJ.


Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and complaint against defendant Associated Stationers Incorporated dismissed.

Memorandum:

Supreme Court erred in denying the motion of Associated Stationers Incorporated (defendant) for summary judgment dismissing the complaint against it. Plaintiffs commenced this action seeking damages for injuries sustained by John C. Siracuse, Jr. (plaintiff) while delivering defendant`s office products to defendant Race Office Equipment Company, Inc. Plaintiffs allege in the second and third causes of action of the complaint that defendants violated Labor Law §§ 200 and 376. In their bill of particulars, however, plaintiffs state that they allege only negligence against defendant and no longer claim any statutory violations on the part of defendant.

Defendant established its entitlement to judgment as a matter of law on the remaining cause of action, alleging negligence. "Liability for a dangerous condition on real property must be predicated upon ownership, occupancy, control, or special use of the property" ( Smalls v. New York City Hous. Auth. Tenants Assn. of Woodside, 276 A.D.2d 619, 620 [decided Oct. 16, 2000]). Defendant established that it did not occupy, own, or control the property where the accident occurred ( see, Turner v. Federated Dept. Stores, 182 A.D.2d 815), and plaintiffs failed to raise an issue of fact ( see generally, Zuckerman v. City of New York, 47 N.Y.2d 557, 562).


Summaries of

Siracuse v. Race Office Equipment Company

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Dec 27, 2000
278 A.D.2d 894 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
Case details for

Siracuse v. Race Office Equipment Company

Case Details

Full title:JOHN C. SIRACUSE, JR., AND SANDRA SIRACUSE, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v…

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

Date published: Dec 27, 2000

Citations

278 A.D.2d 894 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
718 N.Y.S.2d 921

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