While plaintiff does not challenge the fact that the metal plate over which she allegedly tripped was no more than onehalf inch higher than the floor, "[t]here is no rule that a hole in a public thoroughfare must under all circumstances be of a particular depth before its existence can give rise to a legal liability" (Wilson v Jaybro Realty & Dev. Co., 289 N.Y. 410, 412). Upon the present record, we cannot say as a matter of law that this projection had "none of...
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