RAMIREZ v. NEW YORK CITY HOUS. AUTH.


249 A.D.2d 88 (1998)

671 N.Y.S.2d 456

Emalinda Ramirez, Respondent, v. New York City Housing Authority, Appellant

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

April 14, 1998


In this action for injuries sustained when an incinerator chute hopper slammed shut on plaintiff's right hand, the trial court properly instructed the jury that liability could be found on the basis of res ipsa loquitur (see, Kambat v St. Francis Hosp., 89 N.Y.2d 489, 494-495), and the evidence was sufficient for the determination of liability. Under the circumstances, the incident...

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