Addolorato v. Waldbaums

The plaintiff Robert Addolorato (hereinafter the injured plaintiff) allegedly sustained injuries when he slipped and fell on a puddle of water near the cash registers at the front of the defendant’s supermarket. As a result, the injured plaintiff and his wife, suing derivatively, commenced this action against the defendant, alleging that the puddle came from a nearby beverage refrigerator. The defendant moved for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, contending that it did not create, or have actual or constructive notice of, the puddle. The Supreme Court denied the motion. We reverse.

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