CAPPELLA v. CITY OF NEW YORK


6 A.D.3d 567 (2004)

774 N.Y.S.2d 832

FRANK CAPPELLA, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Defendant, and 69 MIDDLE VILLAGE CORPORATION, Sued Herein as 69 MIDDLE VILLAGE CORP., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Respondent. BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY, Third-Party Defendant-Appellant.

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

April 19, 2004.


Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The plaintiff allegedly sustained personal injuries when he tripped and fell over a gas pipe protruding from the sidewalk. The appellant, who installed the pipe, cross-moved for summary judgment dismissing the third-party complaint on the ground that the pipe was an open and obvious condition. The Supreme Court denied the cross motion. We affirm.

In support of its cross motion, the appellant...

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