RYAN v. MRO NORTHEAST, INC.


278 A.D.2d 401 (2000)

718 N.Y.S.2d 219

WILLIAM RYAN, Appellant, v. MRO NORTHEAST, INC., et al., Respondents.

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

Decided December 18, 2000.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

To establish a prima facie case of negligence in a slip and fall case, a plaintiff must demonstrate that the defendant created the condition which caused the accident, or that the defendant had actual or constructive notice of the condition. "To constitute constructive notice, a defect must be visible and apparent and it must exist for a sufficient length of time prior to the accident to permit the defendant's employees...

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