Legal Opinion
Gonzalez v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 23, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*676The plaintiff’s decedent, Benny Gonzalez (hereinafter Gonzalez), who was 43 years old at the time of the accident, slipped or tripped while descending the stairway from the elevated Cypress Hills subway station to the street. He did not actually fall, but, in struggling to regain his balance, he ruptured his right quadriceps tendon, which caused an avulsion fracture of the patella. Gonzalez alleged that the accident was caused by a defect in the stair — a missing piece of metal and concrete ledge. The defendant, New York City Transit Authority, asserted that Gonzalez failed to establish,…
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