Legal Opinion
Scott v. First Stop, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 20, 2004PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Molia, J.), dated September 9, 2002, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
On May 23, 1999, at approximately 1:00 p.m., the plaintiffs decedent entered a public restroom inside the defendant’s premises. When she pushed the lever of a paper towel dispenser, the front plastic cover of the paper towel dispenser “flopped open,” striking her in the face.
The defendant…
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