THOMPSON v. RODNEY

Index No. 307475/11. Appeal No. 14991. Case No. 2019-04600.

201 A.D.3d 452 (2022)

159 N.Y.S.3d 425

2022 NY Slip Op 00068

Renee Thompson, Respondent, v. Joseph Rodney et al., Appellants.

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

Decided January 6, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Law Office of RenÉ Myatt, Hollis ( RenÉ Myatt of counsel), for appellants.

Goidel & Siegel, LLP, New York ( Stephen Nappi of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Kern, J.P., Mazzarelli, Gesmer, González, Higgitt, JJ.


Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for injuries she sustained when she fell down an exterior staircase at an apartment building owned by defendants. Plaintiff claimed that she fell because the staircase was dark, there was no handrail, and there was garbage on the steps. The jury found in plaintiff's favor and awarded her $350,000 in damages.

The trial court properly denied defendants' motion to declare a mistrial based on the testimony given by plaintiff...

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