Perrone v. City of New York

On December 24, 1982, the plaintiff, an outpatient at Coney Island Hospital (hereinafter CIH), fell as she attempted to exit the hospital through a doorway to the side of the hospital’s main entrance. The plaintiff, who was 82 years of age at the time of the accident, sustained injuries to her left ankle and foot as a result of the fall. Immediately following the accident, the plaintiff was taken to the emergency room of CIH where she was examined, X-rayed, and diagnosed as having suffered a sprain to the left ankle. The attending physician bandaged the plaintiff’s leg and ankle and…