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MANUFACTURER OF A TUBE SLIDE AND THE PROPERTY OWNER WHERE THE TUBE SLIDE WAS LOCATED ENTITLED TO SUMMARY JUDGMENT; INFANT PLAINTIFF FELL WHEN CLIMBING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TUBE SLIDE.

The Second Department determined both the manufacturer (Slip N Slide) of a tube slide (an enclosed plastic spiral tube) and the property owner (Philip Howard) where the tube slide was located were entitled to summary judgment. Infant plaintiff (ten years old) was injured when she fell while climbing on the outside of the tube slide. The Second Department determined the dangers of climbing on the outside of the tube were obvious and the tube slide was not inherently dangerous or defectively designed. In addition, the property owner demonstrated it did not create the hazardous condition or have constructive notice of it:

Contrary to the plaintiffs’ contention, Swing N Slide established its prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by demonstrating that the tube slide was not inherently dangerous or otherwise defectively designed … . In addition, as here, “there is no liability for failure to warn where [the] risks and dangers are so obvious that they can ordinarily be appreciated by any consumer to the same extent that a formal warning would provide . . . or where they can be recognized simply as a matter of common sense” … . In opposition, the plaintiffs failed to raise a triable issue of fact. Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly granted that branch of Swing N Slide’s motion which was for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against … .

Philip Howard also was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. “A landowner has a duty to exercise reasonable care to maintain its premises in a reasonably safe condition in view of all the circumstances, including the likelihood of injury to others, the seriousness of the injury, and the burden of avoiding the risk'” … . “A defendant in a premises liability case may establish its prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law, inter alia, by establishing that it neither created the hazardous condition nor had actual or constructive notice of its existence for a sufficient time to remedy it, or that the accident was not foreseeable” … .

Here, Philip Howard demonstrated its prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by submitting proof that the tube slide, which was neither inherently dangerous nor defectively designed, was installed and maintained in a reasonably safe condition. Moreover, there is no duty imposed upon a landlord to supervise children who are properly upon its premises … . Moseley v Philip Howard Apts. Tenants Corp., 2015 NY Slip Op 09080, 2nd Dept 12-9-15

NEGLIGENCE (PLAINTIFF FELL WHILE CLIMBING ON OUTSIDE OF TUBE SLIDE)/PRODUCTS LIABILITY (PLAINTIFF FELL WHILE CLIMBING ON THE OUTSIDE OF A TUBE SLIDE)

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