Naz v. Christian Eckhoff Truck Bodies, Inc.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Schmidt, J.), dated January 5, 2009, which denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff allegedly was injured when a “liftgate” attached to the back of a truck owned by his employer malfunctioned. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant improperly performed a particular repair to the liftgate before the accident and that he was injured as a result thereof. The repair was performed…