Piatek v. New York City Transit Authority

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Schneier, J.), entered March 24, 2003, which, upon a jury verdict in favor of the defendant and against her, dismissed the complaint.

*686Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for injuries she allegedly sustained when she fell down a staircase at a subway station in Brooklyn. She alleged that the defendant was negligent in failing to have an intermediate handrail on the staircase.

A jury verdict will only…