Adams v. Georgian Motel Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Spain, J.
Appeal from a *761judgment of the Supreme Court (Canfield, J.), entered May 2, 2001 in Rensselaer County, upon a verdict rendered in favor of plaintiff.
While descending basement stairs with a loaded hand truck delivering restaurant supplies to a motel owned by defendant, plaintiff slipped and fell on the steps which — unbeknownst to defendant — were wet, having recently been cleaned. Plaintiff commenced this action seeking damages claiming that defendant’s negligence caused the accident. Following a trial, a jury apportioned fault 70% to defendant and 30% to plaintiff, and awarded…
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