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IN THIS SLIP AND FALL CASE, DEFENDANT DID NOT DEMONSTRATE THE FOUR-AND-ONE-HALF-INCH RISER AT THE ENTRANCE TO A SHOWER WAS OPEN AND OBVIOUS AS A MATTER OF LAW (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the 4 1/2 inch riser at the entrance to a shower, over which plaintiff tripped and fell, was open and obvious as a matter of law:

… [T]he plaintiff allegedly tripped and fell on a tiled single-step riser while entering a shower stall in the locker room at the defendant’s fitness club. The single-step riser was approximately 4½ inches high and was tiled in the same color and pattern as the floor tiles which bordered the top and bottom of the step. * * *

“[T]he issue of ‘[w]hether a hazard is open and obvious cannot be divorced from the surrounding circumstances'” … . In addition, “whether a dangerous condition is open and obvious is fact-specific, and usually a question of fact for the jury” … .

Here, contrary to the Supreme Court’s determination, the defendant failed to establish, prima facie, that the single-step riser was open and obvious and not inherently dangerous under the surrounding circumstances, including the lighting conditions at the time of the accident … . Lore v Fitness Intl., LLC, 2022 NY Slip Op 06922, Second Dept 12-7-22

Practice Point: Here in this slip and fall case, defendant did not demonstrate a 4 1/2 riser at the entrance to a shower was open and obvious as a matter of law.

 

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