SLOMCZEWSKI, DOROTHY v. ROSS, JAMES A.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Erie County (John L. Michalski, A.J.), entered January 19, 2016. The judgment awarded plaintiff money damages upon a jury verdict.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously reversed on the law without costs and a new trial is granted.

Memorandum: Plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for injuries she sustained when she fell down some steps outside a residence owned by defendants. According to plaintiff, her fall was attributable to the nonuniform configuration of the steps and the fact that the wrought iron…