MARCANO v. CITY OF NEW YORK


99 N.Y.2d 548 (2002)

784 N.E.2d 73

754 N.Y.S.2d 200

CARLOS MARCANO, Respondent, v. CITY OF NEW YORK et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 17, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York City (Cheryl Payer of counsel), for appellants.

Oshman, Helfenstein, Bernstein, Mirisola & Schwartz, LLP, New York City (David L. Kremen of counsel), for respondent.

Concur: Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SMITH, LEVINE, CIPARICK, WESLEY, ROSENBLATT and GRAFFEO.


OPINION OF THE COURT

On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.4 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.4), order reversed, with costs, defendants' motion for summary judgment granted and complaint dismissed. Certified question answered in the negative. Plaintiff assumed the risk of injury when he swung on, and subsequently fell off, an exercise apparatus constructed over a concrete floor (see, Turcotte v Fell, 68 N.Y.2d...

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