Ward v. Ruppert Hous. Co., Inc.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Manuel J. Mendez, J.), entered January 28, 2015, which denied defendant Ruppert Housing Company, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against it, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Summary judgment was properly denied in this action where plaintiff was injured when she tripped over her neighbor’s doormat that was in front of plaintiff’s apartment door. According to plaintiff, the accident occurred when she first stepped out of her apartment and was looking straight ahead into the hallway. The record presents triable issues of…