Staton v. New York City Housing Authority

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Eugene L. Nardelli, J.), entered July 20, 1989, which granted plaintiffs motion for leave to file a late notice of claim, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff slipped and broke her leg at home on a wet floor caused by a leaky faucet, which she had reported to defendant just prior to the accident. After the injury, she called again, and within 30 minutes, defendant responded with a representative who shut off the water as plaintiff was being removed to the hospital in an ambulance. A police report described the incident and further indicated that…