Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
The plaintiff Miriam McLachlan brought this action on behalf of her son, Jacob, a 10-year-old boy at the time of the incident, who injured his thumb when he tripped over a small cardboard box on the floor of the defendant's store. At the close of evidence, the defendant moved pursuant to CPLR 4401 for judgment as a matter of law. Judgment as a matter of law in favor of a landowner is appropriate where the complained...
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