Baxter v. Jackson Terrace Associates, LLC

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Brandveen, J.), entered January 8, 2007, which denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

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

The plaintiff fell down the stairs in her apartment building, which was owned by the defendant, when her right foot allegedly became stuck in a sticky and gooey substance, causing her to fall forward. The defendant…