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DEFENDANT DID NOT DEMONSTRATE PLAINTIFF DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF HER FALL AND DID NOT DEMONSTRATE A LACK OF CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE OF THE DANGEROUS CONDITION; DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GRANTED.

The Second Department determined defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a slip and fall case should not have been granted. Plaintiff’s testimony she “felt” liquid on the floor was sufficient evidence plaintiff was aware of the cause of her fall. And defendant failed to demonstrate a lack of constructive notice of the dangerous condition:

Although the defendant presented evidence that it neither created, nor had actual notice of, the alleged condition, it failed to demonstrate that it did not have constructive notice of the alleged condition, as the defendant failed to tender any evidence establishing when the subject area was last inspected and cleaned prior to the accident … . Korn v Parkside Harbors Apts., 2015 NY Slip Op 09071, 2nd Dept 12-9-15

NEGLIGENCE (CAUSE OF FALL, PLAINTIFF’S KNOWLEGE OF)/NEGLIGENCE (CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE OF DANGEROUS CONDITION, FAILURE TO DEMONSTRATE LACK OF)/SLIP AND FALL (CAUSE OF FALL, PLAINTIFF’S KNOWLEDGE OF; CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE, LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF DANGEROUS CONDITION, FAILURE TO DEMONSTRATE)

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