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Torres v. New York City Hous. Auth

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 9, 2011
85 A.D.3d 469 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)

Opinion

No. 5301.

June 9, 2011.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Louis B. York, J.), entered December 29, 2010, which, in an action for personal injuries allegedly sustained when plaintiff slipped on a substance as he descended a stairway in defendant's building and fell, denied defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion granted. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of defendant dismissing the complaint.

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman Dicker LLP, New York (Patrick J. Lawless of counsel), for appellant.

Silbowitz, Garafola, Silbowitz Schatz, New York (Mitchell L. Perry of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Concur — Gonzalez, P.J., Tom, Friedman, Catterson and Richter, JJ.


Defendant established its entitlement to judgment as a matter of law. Defendant demonstrated that it neither created nor had actual or constructive notice of the allegedly defective condition. The building's supervisor of caretakers stated that the janitorial schedule for the building included that the subject stairs be cleaned in the hour before plaintiff fell ( see Love v New York City Hous. Auth., 82 AD3d 588; Raghu v New York City Hous. Auth., 72 AD3d 480, 481-482).

Plaintiffs opposition failed to raise a triable issue of fact. Evidence of a general awareness of debris and spills in the stairway does not require a finding that defendant is deemed to have notice of the condition that caused plaintiff to fall ( see Piaequadio v Recine Realty Corp., 84 NY2d 967, 969; DeJesus v New York City Hous. Auth., 53 AD3d 410, 411).


Summaries of

Torres v. New York City Hous. Auth

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 9, 2011
85 A.D.3d 469 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)
Case details for

Torres v. New York City Hous. Auth

Case Details

Full title:SHAWN TORRES, Respondent, v. NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY, Appellant

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

Date published: Jun 9, 2011

Citations

85 A.D.3d 469 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)
2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 4814
924 N.Y.S.2d 782

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