Hoffman v. Brown

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (LaSalle, J.), dated June 22, 2012, which denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint is granted.

The plaintiff allegedly sustained personal injuries as he was descending an exterior staircase abutting the side of a house owned by the defendants. The plaintiff alleged that as he stepped on the second step from the…