Landlord Not Responsible for Visitor's Injuries in Slip-and-Fall Case

A visitor to a doctor's office located in a co-op building sued landlord cooperative corporation after she lost her balance and fell on steps between the building lobby and the doctor's office entrance, suffering injuries. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without trial. The court ruled for landlord. The visitor appealed and lost. The visitor's photograph of the step in question showed that it was neither inherently dangerous nor constituted a hidden trap. And a sworn statement submitted to the court detailing the conditions of the step directly contradicted the visitor's prior pre-trial deposition testimony. So her statement in support of her motion for summary judgment was properly disregarded by the lower court. Landlord wasn't responsible for the visitor's injuries.

Feinberg v. 72nd Tenants Corp.: Index No. 162435/19, App. No. 3637, Case No. 2023-05888, 2025 NY Slip Op 00720, 225 NYS3d 225 (App. Div. 1 Dept.; 2/6/25; Manzanet-Daniels, JP, Moulton, Mendez, Shulman, Higgitt, JJ)