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HERE THE AUTOMATIC DOOR AT A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY CLOSED ON THE ELDERLY PLAINTIFF; SENSORS WHICH WOULD PREVENT THE DOOR FROM CLOSING WERE AVAILABLE; THERE WAS A QUESTION OF FACT WHETHER THE DOOR WAS SAFE (THIRD DEPT). ​

The Third Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the lawsuit stemming from an automatic door at a residential facility closing on the elderly plaintiff should not have been dismissed, despite the evidence that the door was not defective. There was evidence that sensors which would stop the door from closing when a person is in the doorway could have been installed:

Given the competing expert affidavits on whether defendants maintained their property in a reasonably safe condition under the circumstances, Supreme Court erred in awarding defendants summary judgment dismissing the complaint … . Context is essential in gauging whether a property owner has maintained its premises in a reasonably safe condition. Here, defendants knew certain residents required walkers or wheelchairs that would impact their ability to navigate through a doorway, that the facility’s doors were previously serviced for closing too quickly, and that presence sensors were a readily available option from the manufacturer. Plaintiff also sustained a serious injury to her right leg requiring surgery. Viewing the facts in the light most favorable to plaintiff as the nonmoving party, we find that there are triable issues of fact as to whether the premises were reasonably safe … . Any issue of comparative fault on the part of plaintiff and/or her daughter and grandson who were with her at the time of this incident is a question to be resolved by a factfinder … . Spielman v Glenwyck Dev., LLC, 2024 NY Slip Op 05932, Third Dept 11-27-24

Practice Point: Here there was no evidence the automatic door which closed on plaintiff was defective, but there was a question of fact whether the installation of sensors would have rendered the door safe for use by the elderly.

 

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