Cedeno v. Higuita

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Weiss, J.), dated July 22, 2016, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff allegedly slipped and fell on a thin, transparent layer of ice covering the stairs outside the residence he was renting from the defendant in Elmhurst, Queens. He commenced this action against the defendant to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly resulting from the fall.

The…