Case Name: Shy Stanton et al., Appellants, v. Robert Pomfrey, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2000-06-29
Citations: 95 N.Y.2d 826
Docket Number: 
Parties: Shy Stanton et al., Appellants, v Robert Pomfrey, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 95
Pages: 826–827

Head Matter:
[734 NE2d 749, 712 NYS2d 437]
Shy Stanton et al., Appellants, v Robert Pomfrey, Respondent.
Argued June 7, 2000;
decided June 29, 2000
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Shanley Law Offices, Oswego (P. Michael Shanley of counsel), for appellants.
Costello, Cooney & Fearon, L. L. P., Syracuse (Vincent A. O’Neil of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Plaintiff, who was part of a crew blacktopping the driveway at defendant's home, fell and sustained injuries while running from a beehive, after an unsuccessful attempt to kill the bees with "bug spray" provided by defendant. The trial court granted summary judgment to defendant, dismissing the complaint, and a divided Appellate Division affirmed for reasons stated by the Trial Justice. This appeal is before us as a matter of right based on a two-Judge dissent (see, CPLR 5601 [a]). We agree with the Trial Justice and the Appellate Division majority that plaintiff failed to present evidence that defendant breached a duty of reasonable care by maintaining a dangerous condition on his property or by providing plaintiff with ineffective bug spray.
Chief Judge Kaye and Judges Bellacosa, Smith, Levine, Ciparick, Wesley and Rosenblatt concur.
Order affirmed, with costs, in a memorandum.