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Height Differential Open and Obvious

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the condition which caused plaintiff to fall was open and obvious (nonactionable). Plaintiff tripped where there was a height differential between a bed of decorative stones and the abutting walkway:

Here, the evidence submitted by the defendant in support of its motion, including photographs of the accident site, demonstrated, prima facie, that it was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Contrary to the plaintiff’s contention, the height differential between the cement walkway and the abutting bed of stones was open and obvious and not inherently dangerous … . Mucciariello v A & D Hylan Blvd. Assoc., LLC, 2015 NY Slip Op 08391, 2nd Dept 11-18-15

 

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