Lopez v. City of New York

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Barry Salman, J.), entered June 2, 2004, which denied defendant Inocencio Lorenzo’s motion for summary judgment, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion granted. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of defendant Lorenzo dismissing the complaint as against him.

This action arises from a trip and fall by plaintiffs four-year-old son on an allegedly defective portion of sidewalk at or near defendant Lorenzo’s store. Plaintiff contends that Lorenzo maintained a display of items on the sidewalk in front of his store which, as…