McGowan v. Villa Maria College
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion denied and complaint reinstated. Memorandum: Plaintiff sustained injuries when she fell on a marble wheelchair ramp leading to the cafeteria at defendant college. She alleged two theories of liability: that defendant allowed various substances to accumulate on the ramp and that the ramp was defectively designed.
Defendant moved for summary judgment on the grounds that defendant had no notice of a dangerous condition and that the ramp was not defectively designed. In support of its motion for summary judgment, defendant submitted…
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