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A WALKWAY WET FROM RAIN WHICH WAS FALLING AT THE TIME OF THE SLIP AND FALL WAS NOT ACTIONABLE (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the plaintiff did not demonstrate the slip and fall was caused by a dangerous condition. The walkway where plaintiff fell was wet from rain, which was falling at the time:

The mere fact that an outdoor walkway or stairway becomes wet from precipitation is insufficient to establish the existence of a dangerous condition … . Here, the defendants established their prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by showing that the plaintiff’s slip and fall on the landing of a stairway leading to the entrance of the restaurant occurred solely because that area was wet due to precipitation. Among other things, in support of their motions, the defendants submitted the transcript of plaintiff’s deposition testimony, which indicates that the location where the plaintiff slipped and fell was wet due to the rain that had fallen and was falling at the time of his accident … . Derosa v Zaliv, LLC, 2020 NY Slip Op 07862, Second Dept 12-23-20

 

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