SANCHEZ v. 1067 FIFTH AVE. CORP.

Index No. 301451/13. Appeal No. 12122. Case No. 2019-03453.

192 A.D.3d 521 (2021)

2021 NY Slip Op 01522

Silvia Sanchez, Respondent, v. 1067 Fifth Avenue Corp. et al., Respondents-Appellants, and John A. Van Deusen & Associates, Inc., Appellant-Respondent.

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

Decided March 16, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marks, O'Neill, O'Brien, Doherty & Kelly, P.C., Elmsford ( Lynn Abelson Liebman of counsel), for appellant-respondent.

Law Office of Vincent D. McNamara, East Norwich ( Charles D. Teixeira of counsel), for 1067 Fifth Avenue Corp., and Douglas Elliman Property Management, respondents-appellants.

Gottlieb Siegel & Schwartz, LLP, New York ( Lauren M. Solari of counsel), for American Elevator & Machine Corp., respondent-appellant.

Pollack Pollack Isaac & DeCicco, LLP, New York ( Brian J. Isaac , of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Acosta, P.J., Mazzarelli, Moulton, González, JJ.


Plaintiff alleged that while she was attempting to exit the service elevator onto the sixth floor landing of 1067 Fifth Avenue, the inner gate of the elevator closed on her, pinning her right shoulder between the gate frame of the door, and descended to the first floor of the building. As the elevator descended, plaintiff injured her shoulder, neck, and back when she pulled her arm free. 1067 Fifth and Elliman were the owner and...

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