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Roa v. Waldbaum, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 29, 2002
293 A.D.2d 735 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002)

Opinion

2001-06239

Argued April 9, 2002.

April 29, 2002.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kitzes, J.), entered June 14, 2001, which granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Krantz Phillips, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Heath T. Buzin of counsel), for appellants.

Kral, Clerkin, Redmond, Ryan, Perry Girvan, Mineola, N.Y. (Elizabeth Gelfand Kastner of counsel), for respondents.

Before: FRED T. SANTUCCI, J.P., MYRIAM J. ALTMAN, LEO F. McGINITY, THOMAS A. ADAMS, JJ.


ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff Gloria Roa allegedly slipped and fell on a large piece of plastic which was on the floor in one of the aisles of the defendants' supermarket. The Supreme Court granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. We affirm.

Contrary to the plaintiffs' contention, the defendants established a prima facie case that they did not create or have actual or constructive notice of the alleged defective condition. In opposition to the motion, the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate the existence of a triable issue of fact as to whether the defendants created the condition (see Russell v. Meat Farms, 160 A.D.2d 987) or had actual or constructive notice of it (see Gordon v. American Museum of Natural History, 67 N.Y.2d 836; Moss v. JNK Capital, 211 A.D.2d 769, affd 85 N.Y.2d 1005; Strowman v. Great Atl. Pac. Tea Co., 252 A.D.2d 384; Benware v. Big V Supermarkets, 177 A.D.2d 846).

The plaintiffs' remaining contention is unpreserved for appellate review.

SANTUCCI, J.P., ALTMAN, McGINITY and ADAMS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Roa v. Waldbaum, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 29, 2002
293 A.D.2d 735 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002)
Case details for

Roa v. Waldbaum, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:GLORIA ROA, et al., appellants, v. WALDBAUM, INC., et al., respondents

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Apr 29, 2002

Citations

293 A.D.2d 735 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002)
741 N.Y.S.2d 450

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