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Purcell v. York Building Maintenance Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 2, 2008
57 A.D.3d 210 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)

Opinion

No. 4691.

December 2, 2008.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Emily Jane Goodman, J.), entered on or about June 12, 2008, which, in an action for personal injuries allegedly caused by a slippery floor, denied the motion of defendant-appellant, a janitorial services contractor, for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against it, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the motion granted and the complaint dismissed. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of defendant York Building Maintenance Corp. dismissing the complaint as against it.

Smith Mazure Director Wilkins Young Yagerman, P.C., New York (Anna A. Higgins of counsel), for appellant.

Allyn, Hausner Montanile, LLP, White Plains (Joseph A. Montanile of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Mazzarelli, J.P., Saxe, Catterson, Renwick and Freedman, JJ.


Plaintiff's deposition testimony that the floor on which she slipped was "very shiny" and "over waxed," without more, does not support an inference of negligent waxing or polishing ( see Davies v City of New York, 39 AD3d 390, lv denied 9 NY3d 808). Nor may such inference be made on the basis of plaintiff's testimony that a carpet and a yellow "caution" or "slippery" sign were placed on the floor shortly after her fall ( see Fernandez v Higdon El. Co., 220 AD2d 293). We have considered plaintiff's other evidence and arguments and find them unavailing.

[ See 2008 NY Slip Op 31606(U).]


Summaries of

Purcell v. York Building Maintenance Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 2, 2008
57 A.D.3d 210 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
Case details for

Purcell v. York Building Maintenance Corp.

Case Details

Full title:MARY PURCELL, Respondent, v. YORK BUILDING MAINTENANCE CORP., Appellant…

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

Date published: Dec 2, 2008

Citations

57 A.D.3d 210 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 9439
869 N.Y.S.2d 32

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