Portanova v. Dynasty Meat Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff commenced the instant action to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly suffered by her when she slipped on “blood from meat, pieces of skin, chicken and grease” on a public sidewalk adjacent to the defendant’s supermarket. The defendant moved for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. The Supreme Court denied the motion, finding that there were questions of fact.
The owner or the lessee of land abutting a public sidewalk owes no duty to keep the sidewalk in a safe condition (see Hausser v Giunta, 88 NY2d 449; Lattanzi v Richmond Bagels, 291 AD2d 434; Reinoso v City…
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