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PLAINTIFF SLIPPED AND FELL ON A WET SPOT ON THE MARBLE FLOOR IN THE CONDOMINIUM LOBBY DURING A SNOW STORM; THE DEFENDANT CONDOMINIUM HAD PLACED RUBBER MATS ON THE FLOOR AND PERIODICALLY MOPPED WET SPOTS; THE STORM-IN-PROGRESS DOCTRINE APPLIED; DEFENDANT WAS ENTITLED TO SUMMARY JUDGMENT (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the defendant condominium was entitled to summary judgment in this wet-marble-floor slip and fall case. It was snowing at the time of the fall, triggering the storm-in-progress doctrine, and defendant had placed rubber mats on the floor and periodically mopped wet spots:

The condominium established prima facie entitlement to summary judgment by submitting certified weather reports demonstrating that there was an ongoing snowstorm at the time of accident, and that the “storm-in-progress” doctrine therefore applied … . The condominium demonstrated that it undertook reasonable maintenance measures to address the wet conditions created by tracked-in snow by laying rubber mats throughout the lobby, including an eight-foot runner from the building entrance to the elevator bank, as well as having the doorman and other staff dry mop any wet spots … . Although plaintiff’s accident took place on a small portion of the floor that was uncarpeted and remained uncovered, a defendant is not required under the “reasonable care” standard to cover all of its floors with mats to prevent someone from falling on moisture … . In response to the condominium’s prima facie showing, plaintiff failed to submit evidence sufficient to raise a triable issue of fact.

The condominium also showed lack of actual notice of the specific wet condition that caused plaintiff to slip. The building’s doorman testified that he monitored the condition of the lobby throughout the day and would mop any wet spot, and plaintiff admitted that she did not see any wet condition on the floor when she left the building 15 minutes earlier … . Similarly, because the water might have been tracked in by plaintiff or by other residents entering the lobby, there is no basis for a finding of constructive notice … . Nor was the condominium’s general awareness that the floor might become wet while it was snowing sufficient to establish constructive notice of the specific condition that caused plaintiff’s injury … . Plaintiff’s opposition did not raise a triable issue of fact regarding notice…. . Hart v 210 W. 77 St. LLC, 2024 NY Slip Op 06655, First Dept 12-31-24

Practice Point: The storm-in-progress doctrine applied in this slip and fall case where plaintiff slipped on a wet spot on the lobby floor caused by tracked in snow during an snow storm.​

Practice Point: A general awareness that tracked-in snow will result in wet spots on a marble floor does not amount to constructive notice of the specific condition which caused plaintiff’s slip and fall.

 

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