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ALTHOUGH THERE IS EVIDENCE THE STORM IN PROGRESS DOCTRINE MAY APPLY IN THIS SLIP AND FALL CASE, DEFENDANT DID NOT DEMONSTRATE THE CONDITION OF THE WALKWAY BEFORE THE STORM, ALTHOUGH PLAINTIFF’S DECEDENT’S TESTIMONY STRAINED CREDULITY, IT WAS NOT INCREDIBLE AS A MATTER OF LAW (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department determined that defendant's motion for summary judgment in this walkway slip and fall case was properly denied. Although there was evidence suggesting the storm-in-progress doctrine applied, defendants did not demonstrate the condition of the walkway before the storm. The court noted the plaintiff's decedent's testimony was contradictory and strained credulity:

Defendant established, through an expert report and meteorological records, that on January 5, 2014, a freezing rain storm occurred before the decedent's alleged accident and ended after or shortly before the accident, implicating the storm-in-progress doctrine … . However, defendant failed to establish the condition of the walkway on which the decedent fell before the storm began. The meteorological records show that a snow storm had occurred on January 2 and 3, causing between six and seven inches of snow to fall. They also show that the snow melted and re-froze on January 4. Thus, defendant failed to eliminate the issues of fact whether there was ice on the walkway before the freezing rain storm began and whether it had been there long enough for defendant to discover and remedy the situation… .

We agree with defendant that the decedent's own testimony appears to contradict itself on numerous occasions, and strains credulity on others. However, we do not find the testimony incredible as a matter of law, and leave it to the trier of fact to evaluate. Thomas v New York City Hous. Auth., 2018 NY Slip Op 06789, First Dept 10-11-18

NEGLIGENCE (ALTHOUGH THERE IS EVIDENCE THE STORM IN PROGRESS DOCTRINE MAY APPLY IN THIS SLIP AND FALL CASE, DEFENDANT DID NOT DEMONSTRATE THE CONDITION OF THE WALKWAY BEFORE THE STORM, ALTHOUGH PLAINTIFF'S DECEDENT'S TESTIMONY STRAINED CREDULITY, IT WAS NOT INCREDIBLE AS A MATTER OF LAW (FIRST DEPT))/SLIP AND FALL (ALTHOUGH THERE IS EVIDENCE THE STORM IN PROGRESS DOCTRINE MAY APPLY IN THIS SLIP AND FALL CASE, DEFENDANT DID NOT DEMONSTRATE THE CONDITION OF THE WALKWAY BEFORE THE STORM, ALTHOUGH PLAINTIFF'S DECEDENT'S TESTIMONY STRAINED CREDULITY, IT WAS NOT INCREDIBLE AS A MATTER OF LAW (FIRST DEPT))/STORM IN PROGRESS (ALTHOUGH THERE IS EVIDENCE THE STORM IN PROGRESS DOCTRINE MAY APPLY IN THIS SLIP AND FALL CASE, DEFENDANT DID NOT DEMONSTRATE THE CONDITION OF THE WALKWAY BEFORE THE STORM, ALTHOUGH PLAINTIFF'S DECEDENT'S TESTIMONY STRAINED CREDULITY, IT WAS NOT INCREDIBLE AS A MATTER OF LAW (FIRST DEPT))/EVIDENCE (SLIP AND FALL, ALTHOUGH THERE IS EVIDENCE THE STORM IN PROGRESS DOCTRINE MAY APPLY IN THIS SLIP AND FALL CASE, DEFENDANT DID NOT DEMONSTRATE THE CONDITION OF THE WALKWAY BEFORE THE STORM, ALTHOUGH PLAINTIFF'S DECEDENT'S TESTIMONY STRAINED CREDULITY, IT WAS NOT INCREDIBLE AS A MATTER OF LAW (FIRST DEPT))

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