Cirino by Gkanios v. Greek Orthodox Community of Yonkers, Inc.

Decision Date03 May 1993
Citation193 A.D.2d 576,598 N.Y.S.2d 959
PartiesPeter CIRINO, an Infant, by His Mother and Natural Guardian, Maria GKANIOS, Respondent, v. The GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF YONKERS, INC., et al., Appellants.
CourtNew York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

J. Russell Clune, P.C., Harrison (Kevin P. Clune, of counsel), for appellants.Juron and Minzner, P.C., New York City(Albert A. Juron, of counsel), for respondent.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County(Nastasi, J.), entered March 14, 1991, which denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.The affidavits submitted by the parties' experts raised triable issues of fact (see, CPLR 3212) as to whether the height of the guardrails on the second floor of the defendants' premises complied with the pertinent regulations of the City of Yonkers Building Code.It was therefore proper for the Supreme Court to deny the defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing...

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  • Slomin v. Skaarland Const. Corp.
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
    • August 25, 1994
    ...the top of the staircase contributed to what may be found to be an inherently dangerous condition (see, Cirino v. Greek Orthodox Community of Yonkers, 193 A.D.2d 576, 598 N.Y.S.2d 959). While a landowner's liability for the condition of real estate generally ceases when possession and contr......
  • Rakovsky v. Rob-Lee Corp.
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
    • November 7, 2018
    ...A.D.3d 456, 794 N.Y.S.2d 446 ; Cortes v. 1515 Williamsbridge Assoc., 295 A.D.2d 188, 743 N.Y.S.2d 476 ; Cirino v. Greek Orthodox Community of Yonkers, 193 A.D.2d 576, 598 N.Y.S.2d 959 ).Accordingly, the Supreme Court should have denied that branch of the defendants' motion which was for sum......
  • Clasen v. Clasen
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
    • May 3, 1993

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