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MERELY QUESTIONING THE CREDIBILITY OF PLAINTIFF’S EXPLANATION OF THE CAUSE OF HER STAIRWAY SLIP AND FALL DID NOT RAISE A QUESTION OF FACT, DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GRANTED (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined that defendant’s motion for summary judgment in this slip and fall case should not have been granted. Defendant did not submit evidence refuting plaintiff’s explanation of the cause of her fall (a hole in the stairs). Merely questioning the credibility of the plaintiff did not raise a question of fact:

Plaintiff was injured when, while walking down a staircase in defendant’s building, her foot struck a hole in the stairs, causing her to fall from the third floor to the second floor. Defendant failed to establish entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by submitting evidence refuting plaintiff’s testimony identifying the cause of her fall … . Defendant’s challenge to the credibility of plaintiff’s evidence is a matter for resolution by a trier of fact … . Morales v 320 E. 176th St., LLC, 2019 NY Slip Op 01711, First Dept 3-12-19

 

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