Case Name: Gary Mellor et al., Appellants, v. Village of Elmsford, New York, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2012-12-26
Citations: 101 A.D.3d 1092
Docket Number: 
Parties: Gary Mellor et al., Appellants, v Village of Elmsford, New York, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 101
Pages: 1092–1092

Head Matter:
Gary Mellor et al., Appellants, v Village of Elmsford, New York, Respondent.
[956 NYS2d 540]

Opinion:
The injured plaintiff fell as he stepped off a sidewalk into a roadway and tripped over an allegedly defective curb. The prior written notice requirement of Village Law § 6-628 was applicable to the curb (see Krausch v Incorporated Vil. of Shoreham, 87 AD3d 715 [2011]; Dailey v Village of Nyack, 78 AD3d 882 [2010]; Zigman v Town of Hempstead, 120 AD2d 520 [1986]; Shelly v Village of Port Chester, 6 AD2d 717 [1958]). On its motion for summary judgment, the defendant established its prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law on the ground that it did not receive prior written notice of the alleged defect. In opposition, the plaintiffs failed to raise a triable issue of fact (see James v City of New Rochelle, 282 AD2d 503 [2001]).
Accordingly, the defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint was properly granted. Eng, P.J., Angiolillo, Sgroi and Hinds-Radix, JJ., concur.