COLETTA v. CITY OF NEW YORK


291 A.D.2d 527 (2002)

737 N.Y.S.2d 862

ROBERT COLETTA, Respondent, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Respondent, and NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY, Appellant.

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

Decided February 25, 2002.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

Contrary to the appellant's contention, the Supreme Court properly denied its motion for summary judgment. The plaintiff's evidentiary submissions were sufficient to raise an issue of fact as to whether the appellant had actual knowledge of the ongoing and recurring condition of garbage inside the stairwell, and thus may be charged with constructive notice of the reoccurrence of that condition at the location where the...

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