Legal Opinion

Evans v. Wegmans Food & Pharmacy, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 19, 1996PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and complaint dismissed. Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in denying defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. Plaintiff allegedly slipped on Murphy’s Oil Soap and fell in a store owned by defendant. Defendant established by proof in admissible form that it had no actual or constructive notice of the alleged dangerous condition, thereby shifting *1133the burden to plaintiff to raise a triable issue of fact (see, Zuckerman v City of New York, 49 NY2d 557, 560). Plaintiff failed to meet that burden (see,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Zuckerman v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Anderson v. Klein's Foods, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  3. Anderson v. Klein's Foods, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. Milea v. Ames Department Store, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. Wright v. Fay's Drugs Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Wright v. Fay's Drugs Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  2. Dunkleman v. Meadows of Highland Home Owners Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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