Paynter v. Moorehouse

—Cardona, P. J.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Demurest, J.), entered November 18, 1999 in St. Lawrence County, which denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Plaintiff Laura M. Paynter (hereinafter plaintiff) sustained injuries when she fell into a cellar stairwell at a building owned by defendant and leased in part to a health clinic. According to plaintiff, she had an appointment at the health clinic, which she had not previously visited. Upon her arrival at defendant’s building, plaintiff discovered that the front entrance did not lead to the…