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PLAINTIFF ALLEGEDLY TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRICAL BOX AS SHE STEPPED OFF A TREADMILL; DEFENDANTS RAISED QUESTIONS OF FACT ABOUT WHETHER THE CONDITION WAS OPEN AND OBVIOUS AND ABOUT THE CREDIBILITY OF THE PLAINTIFF AND HER WITNESSES, INCLUDING HER EXPERT (SECOND DEPT). ​

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment in this premises liability case should not have been granted. Plaintiff alleged she tripped over an electrical box when she stepped off a treadmill at defendant fitness center. Defendants raised questions of fact about whether the condition was open and obvious and about the credibility of plaintiff and her witnesses, including the expert:

… [T]he defendants cited to the evidence submitted in support of their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, which included photographs allegedly depicting the subject electrical box, and testimony relating to the configuration and installation of the treadmills on the floor of the fitness center. The defendants’ submissions tended to show that the electrical box was open and obvious, and not inherently dangerous … . The defendants’ opposition also raised triable issues of fact relating to “[the] plaintiff’s credibility” … , and the credibility of her other witnesses, including her expert witness … . Sebagh v Capital Fitness, Inc., 2022 NY Slip Op 00892, Second Dept 2-9-22

 

February 9, 2022
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