Hitzler v. St. Teresa's Church

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Schulman, J.), dated May 17, 2006, which denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint is granted.

The plaintiff allegedly slipped and fell on water at the bottom of a staircase inside the defendant’s premises. It was raining at the time of the accident. The building had been opened about 15 minutes before the accident, and only a…