Gigliotti v. St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and complaint dismissed. Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in denying defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. Plaintiff Mary Gigliotti seeks to recover damages for injuries she sustained when she tripped and fell over a defect in the concrete driveway of defendant church. The defect consisted of a five-eighths-inch deviation in the height of two adjoining concrete slabs. Such a *952small defect is not actionable unless it has the characteristics of a trap, snare or nuisance (see, Tesak v Marine Midland…
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