Pryor v. City of New York

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Karen S. Smith, J.), entered April 11, 2008, which, in an action for personal injuries allegedly sustained as the result of a trip and fall over an exposed baseplate for a sidewalk bollard, granted defendant-respondent’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and all cross claims as against it, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Respondent made a prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by submitting evidence that it performed no construction work at or near the area where plaintiff fell. In opposition, plaintiff…