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PLAINTIFF ASSUMED THE RISK OF INJURY CAUSED BY AN OPEN AND OBVIOUS CRACK IN A BASKETBALL COURT (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department determined plaintiff assumed the risk of injury from a crack in an outdoor basketball court:

Defendant made a prima facie showing of its entitlement to judgment as a matter of law, by submitting evidence that plaintiff frequently played basketball on the subject outdoor basketball court, which has an open and obvious crack which runs the length of the court and has a marked tar surface … . The court correctly rejected plaintiff’s contention that grass growing out of the crack concealed its depth, finding instead that the grass served to highlight the defect, which was also one of the risks assumed by plaintiff when he chose to play basketball at this location … . Alvarado v City of New York, 2019 NY Slip Op 00962, First Dept 2-7-19

 

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