JIMENEZ v. CITY OF NEW YORK

Index No. 23756/16. Appeal No. 13212. Case No. 2020-03345.

191 A.D.3d 603 (2021)

139 N.Y.S.3d 536

2021 NY Slip Op 01201

Jose R. Jimenez, Appellant, v. City of New York et al., Defendants, and New York City Housing Authority, Respondent.

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

Decided February 25, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Constantine Fotopoulos, New York ( Constantine Fotopoulos of counsel), for appellant.

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP, New York ( Patrick J. Lawless of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Acosta, P.J., Renwick, Singh, Mendez, JJ.


Plaintiff was injured when he leaned against an unlocked gate on property owned and maintained by NYCHA, and the gate swung open and he fell. Plaintiff testified that the presence of the gate was not readily observable because the gate was not sufficiently distinguishable from the adjacent stationary fencing.

Upon our review of the photographic evidence in the record, we conclude that the presence of the unlocked gate was open and obvious to a person making reasonable...

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