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Lewis v. Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Dec 30, 1996
234 A.D.2d 994 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)

Opinion

December 30, 1996.

Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and complaint dismissed.

Present — Lawton, J.P., Fallon, Doerr, Balio and Boehm, JJ.


Supreme Court erred in denying defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. Plaintiff slipped and fell in front of a mushroom display in the produce section of defendant's supermarket. The evidence establishes that, moments before plaintiff fell, defendant's employee had filled the mushroom display and had checked the floor in the surrounding area and found it to be clear of debris, with no fallen mushrooms. Although plaintiff stated that she observed mushrooms on the floor after she fell, "any finding that the [mushrooms] had been on the floor for any appreciable period of time would be mere speculation" ( Anderson v Klein's Foods, 139 AD2d 904, 905, affd 73 NY2d 835, rearg denied 73 NY2d 918). Thus, defendant established that it had no actual or constructive notice of a dangerous condition on the floor, and plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact. (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Erie County, Glownia, J. — Summary Judgment.)


Summaries of

Lewis v. Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Dec 30, 1996
234 A.D.2d 994 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
Case details for

Lewis v. Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:BERTHA LEWIS, Respondent, v. WEGMANS FOOD MARKETS, INC., Appellant

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

Date published: Dec 30, 1996

Citations

234 A.D.2d 994 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
651 N.Y.S.2d 828

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