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THE BUILDING DEFENDANTS DEMONSTRATED THE AREA WHERE PLAINTIFF ALLEGED SHE SLIPPED AND FELL ON WATER ON THE FLOOR WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE DRY CLOSE IN TIME TO THE ALLEGED FALL; DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the affidavit of a building porter stating that the area where plaintiff slipped and fell was dry when he inspected shortly before the alleged fall warranted granting defendants’ summary judgment motion. Plaintiff alleged she slipped and fell on water ono the floor:

…[T]the defendants established their prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by demonstrating that they did not create the hazardous condition or have actual or constructive notice of it. In support of the motion, the defendants submitted a transcript of the deposition testimony and affidavit of the building’s porter, which established that, shortly before the accident, the porter traversed the hallway where the accident occurred, inspected the floor for wetness, and observed that the floor was dry … . Serebrenik v Chelsea Apts., LLC, 2022 NY Slip Op 04658, Second Dept 7-20-22

Practice Point: When a defendant brings a summary judgment motion in a slip and fall case, the motion papers must demonstrate the defendant did not create the alleged dangerous condition and did not have notice of the alleged dangerous condition. If defendant can show the area was inspected close in time to the fall and the area was clean (or dry in this case), the defendant will have demonstrated a lack of constructive notice of the condition. Absent evidence to the contrary presented in opposition, summary judgment in favor of the defendant is warranted.

 

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