Baez v. College
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lucy Billings, J.), entered November 5, 2008, which denied defendant’s motion to set aside a jury verdict on liability, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion granted. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of defendant.
Plaintiff, a cook in a restaurant operated by defendant’s lessee, Tealuxe, fell through a trapdoor in the floor behind the service counter that had been left open by a coemployee. He testified that the trapdoor was used constantly by employees for access to the basement, where supplies and kitchen…
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