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Question of Fact Raised About Whether Snow-Removal Contractor Created or Exacerbated the Dangerous Condition

The Second Department affirmed the denial of summary judgment to a snow-removal contractor (SCS) in a slip and fall case.  The plaintiff fell on a mound of snow between the street and a sidewalk. The court explained:

A contractor may be held liable for injuries to a third party where, in undertaking to render services, the contractor entirely displaces the duty of the property owner to maintain the premises in a safe condition, the injured party relies on the contractor’s continued performance under the agreement, or the contractor negligently creates or exacerbates a dangerous condition … . SCS demonstrated its prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law dismissing the amended complaint insofar as asserted against it … by demonstrating that the injured plaintiff was not a party to the snow and ice removal contract, and that it did not owe a duty to him … . In opposition, however, the plaintiffs raised a triable issue of fact as to whether SCS’s alleged negligence created or exacerbated the hazard which was a proximate cause of the accident… . LaGuarina v Metropolitan Trans Auth, 2013 NY Slip Op 05800, 2nd Dept 9-11-13

 

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