Howard v. Poseidon Pools, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that “nominal damages are presumed from a trespass even where the property owner has suffered no actual injury”
• noting that question of legal cause may be decided as a matter of law where only one conclusion may be drawn from the established facts
• no causation when plaintiff was actually aware of the danger of a hot frying pan
• Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Oswego County, Nicholson, J.—Summary Judgment.

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Cited by

124 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Amatulli v. Delhi Construction Corp.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1991-04-02· cited 207×
• In Re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (\MTBE\) Products Liability Litigation
  Second Circuit· 2013-07-26· cited 155×
• Kriz v. Schum
  New York Court of Appeals· 1989-11-30· cited 131×
• Glittenberg v. Doughboy Recreational Industries
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1992-09-29· cited 122×
• Kalland v. Hungry Harbor Associates
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2011-05-10· cited 80×
• Soto v. New York City Transit Authority
  New York Court of Appeals· 2006-03-23· cited 60×
• Scala v. Scala
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2006-07-05· cited 43×
• Glittenberg v. Doughboy Recreational Industries, Inc
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1990-09-28· cited 38×
• Gezelter v. Pecora
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2015-06-24· cited 32×
• Billsborrow v. Dow Chemical, U.S.A.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1992-02-18· cited 30×
• Shuofang Yang v. Sanacore
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2022-02-23· cited 30×
• Lara v. Delta International Machinery Corp.
  E.D. New York· 2016-03-31· cited 29×
• Estate of Cook v. Gomez
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2016-04-06· cited 26×
• Miglino v. Supermarkets General Corp.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1997-10-06· cited 24×
• Winant v. Carefree Pools
  E.D. New York· 1989-03-17· cited 23×
• Mucowski v. Clark
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-05-02· cited 23×
• Brumbaugh v. CEJJ, Inc.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1989-11-09· cited 23×
• Martino v. Patmar Properties, Inc.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2014-12-17· cited 22×
• Singh v. Kolcaj Realty Corp.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2001-05-29· cited 19×
• Riccio v. Kid Fit, Inc.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2015-03-18· cited 18×

Cites

3 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Derdiarian v. Felix Contracting Corp.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1980-11-20· cited 1,409×
• Boltax v. Joy Day Camp
  New York Court of Appeals· 1986-01-14· cited 152×
• Smith v. Stark
  New York Court of Appeals· 1986-02-06· cited 108×

Other cases named Howard v. Poseidon Pools, Inc.

6 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Howard v. Poseidon Pools, Inc.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1987-11-10· cited 15×
• Howard v. Poseidon Pools, Inc.
  New York Supreme Court· 1986-08-29· cited 13×
• Howard v. Poseidon Pools, Inc.
  New York Supreme Court· 1986-08-26· cited 2×
• Howard v. Poseidon Pools, Inc.
  New York Supreme Court· 1986-08-05· cited 1×
• Howard v. Poseidon Pools, Inc.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1987-11-10
• Howard v. Poseidon Pools, Inc.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1987-11-10