Hunter v. Creative Housing Ltd.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Barron, J.), dated August 6, 1997, which denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.

On April 23, 1991, after the plaintiff exited her apartment, she was assaulted by two unidentified assailants in the lobby of the building. She subsequently commenced this action against the owner and manager of the building, alleging that the assault…