Carden v. City of New York

The plaintiff driver was operating a New York City Sanitation Department vehicle during the course of his employment when the vehicle hit an unsecured metal plate in the roadway, which *819allegedly caused him to lose control of his vehicle and sustain personal injuries.

In support of their motion for summary judgment, the defendants Hallen Construction Co., Inc. (hereinafter Hallen), and Keyspan Energy Delivery N.Y.C. (hereinafter Keyspan) submitted evidence sufficient to establish, prima facie, that they did not create the alleged defect in the roadway which caused the plaintiff driver to…