FRANK v. CITY OF NEW YORK


211 A.D.2d 478 (1995)

621 N.Y.S.2d 546

Janet Frank, Respondent-Appellant, v. City of New York et al., Respondents, and Diva Jewelry, Inc., Appellant-Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

January 17, 1995


Summary judgment was properly denied to plaintiff in this slip and fall case as triable issues of fact remain concerning proximate causation and plaintiff's own culpability. However, we find that the motion of defendant Diva Jewelry, Inc. ("Diva"), for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against it should have been granted. Generally, absent an obligation created by statute or ordinance, an abutting landowner or lessee will be held responsible for maintaining or...

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