Legal Opinion

Harris v. New York City Housing Authority

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 4, 2014Published

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Saitta, J.), dated July 9, 2013, which denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

On its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, the defendant established its prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by demonstrating that it did not have constructive notice of the existence of the black plastic on which the plaintiff allegedly slipped and fell as she was descending a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gordon v. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Muniz v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. Liu v. City of White PlainsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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