BLIGEN v. NEW YORK CITY TR. AUTH.

6505, 155442/14.

161 A.D.3d 487 (2018)

76 N.Y.S.3d 51

2018 NY Slip Op 03432

Samuel Bligen, Appellant, v. New York City Transit Authority et al., Respondents.

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

Decided May 10, 2018.


Plaintiff alleges that he was caused to fall on a subway staircase when his heel got caught in a 3½-inch "gap" between the metal tread of one of the steps and the left wall of the staircase. He argues that the trial court's finding that he failed to establish a design defect is not dispositive of whether defendants had discharged their common-law duty to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition. He contends that the trial evidence, which showed a 3½...

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