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Question of Fact Whether Defect in Basketball Court Was Concealed Precluded Summary Judgment Based upon Doctrine of Assumption of the Risk

In reversing Supreme Court, the Second Department determined there was a triable issue of fact whether plaintiff, who was injured when he tripped on part of a defunct sprinkler system while playing basketball on defendant-town’s court, assumed the risks associated with using the court.  The Second Department wrote:

Here, the Town failed to satisfy its prima facie burden of establishing its entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by eliminating all triable issues of fact as to the applicability of the doctrine of primary assumption of the risk … . The evidence submitted in support of its motion, including the plaintiff’s deposition testimony and photographs of the basketball court and metal cap, demonstrated that the metal cap was small, was raised only slightly above ground level, was painted the same color as the basketball court, and was difficult to see from more than a few feet away. Under these circumstances, a triable issue of fact exists as to whether the condition was concealed, and it cannot be said as a matter of law that the plaintiff assumed the risks associated with it … .  Bunn v Town of North Hempstead, 2013 NY Slip Op 05727, 2nd Dept 8-28-13

 

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