Plaintiff, a telephone company employee, was dispatched to a building owned by defendant New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to set up jacks and wiring for a new intercom system. Upon entering the building's cellar to perform his work, plaintiff attempted to turn on the lights by flipping a switch near the door, but that switch failed to function. Rather than leaving the cellar to retrieve his flashlight (which he admitted at trial would have been "a reasonable and prudent...
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