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THE VILLAGE DEMONSTRATED IT DID NOT HAVE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE ROAD DEFECT WHICH ALLEGEDLY CAUSED PLAINTIFF’S BICYCLE ACCIDENT, BUT IT FAILED TO DEMONSTRATE IT DID NOT CREATE THE DEFECT; THEREFORE THE VILLAGE’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GRANTED (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the village’s motion for summary judgment in this bicycle-related injury case should not have been granted. Plaintiff alleged a road defect caused his accident. The village demonstrated it did not have written notice of the defect but failed to demonstrate it did not create the defect:

“[T]he prima facie showing which a defendant must make on a motion for summary judgment is governed by the allegations of liability made by the plaintiff in the pleadings” … . Here, the plaintiffs alleged in their complaint that the Village affirmatively created the defect that caused the accident. Therefore, in order to establish its prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law, the Village had to demonstrate, prima facie, both that it did not have prior written notice of the defect, and that it did not create the defect … . The Village established, prima facie, that it did not have prior written notice of the alleged defect, but it failed to establish, prima facie, that it did not affirmatively create the alleged defect … . Therefore, the burden never shifted to the plaintiffs to submit evidence sufficient to raise a triable issue of fact … . Holleran v Incorporated Vil. of Floral Park, 2020 NY Slip Op 07871, Second Dept 12-23-20

 

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