Landlord's Employee Slipped on Urine in Stairwell

April 30, 2001

LVT Number: 14932

Landlord's employee sued landlord for negligence after she slipped and fell in the building's stairwell. She claimed that she slipped on urine on the stairs. Landlord claimed that there was no proof that there was urine in the stairwell and that it had no notice of any such condition. So landlord argued that the case should be dismissed without a trial. The court ruled against landlord. Tenant claimed that this was a long-term, ongoing condition because the stairwell was used as a hangout for drug addicts. There were questions of fact that required a trial.

Landlord's employee sued landlord for negligence after she slipped and fell in the building's stairwell. She claimed that she slipped on urine on the stairs. Landlord claimed that there was no proof that there was urine in the stairwell and that it had no notice of any such condition. So landlord argued that the case should be dismissed without a trial. The court ruled against landlord. Tenant claimed that this was a long-term, ongoing condition because the stairwell was used as a hangout for drug addicts. There were questions of fact that required a trial.

Wright v. Coney Island Site 1A Houses Inc.: NYLJ, 4/19/01, p. 22, col. 1 (Civ. Ct. Bronx; Battaglia, J)

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