DeROSA v. U.S. DREDGING CORP.


215 A.D.2d 625 (1995)

628 N.Y.S.2d 314

David DeRosa, Respondent, v. U.S. Dredging Corporation, Appellant. (And a Third-Party Action.)

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

May 22, 1995


Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.

The plaintiff, who had been drinking, dived or jumped from a wood piling located on the defendant's property into shallow water, rendering him a quadriplegic. The record indicates that this area was well known as a local diving destination and that the plaintiff was familiar with the water depth of the area.

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