Paone v. Pane

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Bucaria, J.), dated July 3, 2003, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The Supreme Court properly granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. The defendant met his prima facie burden of estabfishing that he was an out-of-possession landlord who was not obligated under the lease to remove snow or ice from the property and who did not retain a…