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THE PROPERTY OWNERS DID NOT HAVE NOTICE OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE STOVE IN PLAINTIFF’S APARTMENT AND DID NOT HAVE A DUTY TO INSPECT THE STOVE AFTER THEY INSTALLED IT; THE PROPERTY OWNERS WERE ENTITLED TO SUMMARY JUDGMENT DISMISSING THE WRONGFUL DEATH ACTION STEMMING FROM A STOVE TOP FIRE (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the appellant-landlords were entitled to summary judgment dismissing the wrongful death action stemming from a stove top fire. The plaintiff alleged the fire was caused by the faulty installation of the gas stove by the appellants. The appellants demonstrated they did not create or have actual or constructive notice of the alleged dangerous condition:

… [O]n their motion for summary judgment, the appellants established their prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by demonstrating that they did not create the condition alleged by installing the stove and that they did not have actual or constructive notice of that condition. Contrary to the plaintiff’s assertion, where, as here, there was nothing to arouse the appellants’ suspicion that there was an issue with the subject stove prior to the accident, the appellants had no duty to inspect the stove … . In opposition, the plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact as to whether the appellants maintained the premises in a reasonably safe condition, including whether they breached any duty to inspect the stove after its installation. Vantroba v Zodiaco, 2021 NY Slip Op 02438, Second Dept 4-21-21

 

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