Defendant failed to make a prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law because there are factual issues as to whether defendant's repair of the door created an unreasonable risk of harm to others. Although plaintiff is a noncontracting third party, defendant "enlarge[d] ... the zone of duty" when it "launched a force or instrument of harm" by undertaking the repair of the door, thus owing plaintiff a duty of care (Espinal v Melville Snow Contrs.,...
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