Washington v. Longview Terrace Apartments, Inc.

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County, entered November 13,1970, after a jury trial, reversed, on the law and facts, and vacated, and a new trial is directed, with costs to abide the event. No evidence was offered by plaintiff that she momentarily forgot how fast the doors closed. Consequently the verdict implying a finding exculpating plaintiff from contributory negligence is against the weight of the evidence. The failure to have in mind *810the existence of a dangerous condition at the time one encounters it, even though there had been knowledge of the condition in the past, presents a…