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PLAINTIFF WAS INJURED WHEN SHE USED HER ARM TO KEEP THE ELEVATOR DOOR FROM CLOSING; DEFENDANTS DEMONSTRATED THE ELEVATOR WAS IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION TWO WEEKS BEFORE PLAINTIFF’S INJURY; DEFENDANTS WERE ENTITLED TO SUMMARY JUDGMENT (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined defendants (building owner and elevator company) were entitled to summary judgment dismissing the complaint which alleged the elevator doors slammed shut on plaintiff’s hand. A video showed that plaintiff extended her arm between the door frame and the elevator door to keep it from closing:

Movants sustained their initial burden of demonstrating that the elevator door was safe and code compliant at the time of the accident and that plaintiff’s conduct was the sole proximate cause of the accident. The report prepared by defendant … , approximately two weeks prior to the accident, found that the subject elevator was maintained commensurate with local industry practices and that the systems functioned at or near recommended standards. Moreover, the video of the incident, which plaintiff authenticated by testifying that it was a fair and accurate depiction of the events, showed that plaintiff extended her arm between the door frame and the elevator door to keep the door from closing. Such evidence was sufficient to demonstrate the absence of a triable issue of fact … . Ellerbee v 61 W. 62 Owners Corp., 2025 NY Slip Op 06386, First Dept 11-20-25

Practice Point: If you are injured using your arm or hand to stop an elevator door from closing and it is shown the elevator was working properly, your complaint will be dismissed. (But isn’t it foreseeable that people will try to stop an elevator door from closing with their hands, and shouldn’t there be a safety mechanism which would prevent the door from closing?)

 

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