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Bernstein v. Giant Food Stores

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 27, 2003
301 A.D.2d 620 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)

Opinion

2002-04625

Argued January 7, 2003.

January 27, 2003.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Alpert, J.), dated April 30, 2002, which denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Torino Bernstein, P.C., Mineola, N.Y. (Christine M. Capitolo of counsel), for appellant.

Hecht, Kleeger Pintel (Ephrem Wertenteil, New York, N.Y., of counsel), for respondent.

Before: A. GAIL PRUDENTI, P.J., DAVID S. RITTER, DANIEL F. LUCIANO, HOWARD MILLER, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.

The plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for personal injuries after she allegedly slipped and fell on a wet spot on the floor of the defendant's supermarket. However, in opposition to the defendant's prima facie demonstration of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law, the plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact that the defendant either created the alleged dangerous condition or had actual or constructive notice thereof and a reasonable time to remedy it (see Negri v. Stop Shop, 65 N.Y.2d 625; Schneider v. Melmarkets Inc., 289 A.D.2d 470). Thus, the Supreme Court erred in denying the defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

PRUDENTI, P.J., RITTER, LUCIANO and H. MILLER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Bernstein v. Giant Food Stores

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 27, 2003
301 A.D.2d 620 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)
Case details for

Bernstein v. Giant Food Stores

Case Details

Full title:JANE BERNSTEIN, respondent, v. GIANT FOOD STORES, INC., ETC., appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Jan 27, 2003

Citations

301 A.D.2d 620 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)
753 N.Y.S.2d 886

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