Hsieh v. New York City Transit Authority

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Jackson, J.), dated July 8, 1994, which denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the defendant’s motion for summary judgment is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.

The plaintiff was injured while riding down an escalator at a Brooklyn subway station. The accident occurred when someone in front of the plaintiff fell and the other passengers on the escalator, including the plaintiff,…