MARAVALLI v. HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC.


266 A.D.2d 437 (1999)

698 N.Y.S.2d 708

JAMES MARAVALLI et al., Appellants, v. HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC., Respondent.

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

Decided November 22, 1999.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiffs brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained by James Maravalli when he fell over a sink vanity lying in the aisle of the defendant's store. The defendant, as one holding its property open to the public, had "a general duty to maintain it in a reasonably safe condition so as to prevent the occurrence of foreseeable injuries" (Thornhill v Toys "R" Us NYTEX,

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