Kales v. City Of New York

• Decision Date: 26 February 2019
• Docket Number: 8507,Index 155690/12
• Citation: Kales v. City Of New York, 169 A.D.3d 585, 95 N.Y.S.3d 58 (N.Y. App. Div. 2019)
• Parties: Konstandina KALES, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Defendant–Respondent.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

169 A.D.3d 585
95 N.Y.S.3d 58

Konstandina KALES, Plaintiff–Appellant,
v.
CITY OF NEW YORK, Defendant–Respondent.

8507
Index 155690/12

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York.

ENTERED: FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Sacco & Fillas, LLP, Astoria (Albert R. Matuza, Jr. of counsel), for appellant.

Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel, New York (Dona B. Morris of counsel), for respondent.

Sweeny, J.P., Manzanet–Daniels, Webber, Oing, Singh, JJ.

95 N.Y.S.3d 59

169 A.D.3d 585

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (James E. d'Auguste, J.), entered June 13, 2017, which deemed defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint a motion to dismiss pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(7), granted the motion, and dismissed the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

No action may be maintained against the City of New York as a result of injury arising from a dangerous, defective, unsafe, or obstructed condition on its, inter alia, streets or sidewalks unless the City received prior written notice of such condition and failed to repair it within 15 days of such notice (Administrative Code of City of N.Y. § 7–201[c][2] ). Failure to "plead and prove" such prior written notice requires dismissal of the...