Harris v. City of New York Health & Hospitals Corp.

The 76-year-old plaintiff tripped and fell on a raised portion *322of overlapping floor mats in the lobby of Lincoln Hospital, which is operated and maintained by defendant. The uncontroverted evidence at trial indicated that she suffered tears to the menisci of both knees and underwent arthroscopic surgery on her left knee, which had been operated on twice for a torn meniscus before the accident. Plaintiff was bedridden for about two weeks after the accident and two weeks after the surgery and received physical therapy for nine months. She walks with a cane, may require a knee replacement in 10…