JOSEPH v. NEW YORK CITY TR. AUTH.

2008-07866.

66 A.D.3d 842 (2009)

888 N.Y.S.2d 533

2009 NY Slip Op 7594

SHAVONNE JOSEPH, Respondent, v. NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Appellant.

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

Decided October 20, 2009.


Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint is granted.

The plaintiff allegedly was injured when she slipped and fell down an outdoor staircase at the elevated subway station at Van Siclen Avenue in Brooklyn. The plaintiff contends that she fell because puddles had formed on the steps, and because the handrail was wet due to rainy conditions and a leaking roof. In addition, the...

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