Caran v. Hilton Hotels Corp.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Paula Omansky, J.), entered on or about May 9, 2001, which, in an action for personal injuries sustained when plaintiff slipped and fell on the floor of defendants’ hotel, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff’s assertion that the slippery condition of the floor was created by excessive or improper waxing is based on nothing more than her observation that the floor was “shiny.” Since neither smoothness nor slipperiness, without more, permits an inference of negligent waxing…