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Ruisi v. Frank's Nursery and Crafts, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 3, 2000
272 A.D.2d 314 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

Opinion

Argued March 24, 2000.

May 3, 2000.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Doyle, J.), entered June 23, 1999, which granted the defendant `s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Panken Besterman Winer Becker Sherman, LLP, New York, N Y (Kenneth B. Becker of counsel; Richard C. Becker on the brief), for appellants.

Cooper McCann, LLP, Elmsford, N.Y. (Thomas M. Bloomer of counsel), for respondent.

WILLIAM C. THOMPSON, J.P., DANIEL F. LUCIANO, SANDRA J. FEUERSTEIN, ROBERT W. SCHMIDT, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.

While walking in an aisle of the defendant's store, the injured plaintiff allegedly tripped on a plastic plaque which was a clearance item and allegedly part of a floor display of clearance merchandise. This action was thereafter commenced against the defendant, which successfully moved for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. We affirm.

In order to establish a prima facie case of negligence, "the plaintiff must demonstrate that the defendant created the condition which caused the accident, or that the defendant had actual or constructive notice of the condition" (Bykofsky v. Waldbaum's Supermarkets, 210 A.D.2d 280, 281). In support of its motion for summary judgment, the defendant established that its clearance merchandise was displayed on a platform, not on the floor, thereby establishing that it did not create the dangerous condition upon which the injured plaintiff tripped. In opposition, the plaintiffs offered only conclusory statements that the defendant must have placed the plaque in the pathway because it was there when she fell, which was insufficient to defeat the motion for summary judgment (see, Bradish v. Tank Tech Corp., 216 A.D.2d 505).

THOMPSON, J.P., LUCIANO, FEUERSTEIN and SCHMIDT, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Ruisi v. Frank's Nursery and Crafts, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 3, 2000
272 A.D.2d 314 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
Case details for

Ruisi v. Frank's Nursery and Crafts, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:ROSE RUISI, et al., appellants, v. FRANK'S NURSERY AND CRAFTS, INC.…

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

Date published: May 3, 2000

Citations

272 A.D.2d 314 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
707 N.Y.S.2d 468

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