Legal Opinion
Farmer v. Central Elevator, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 2, 1998PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Posner, J.), dated January 23, 1997, which denied its 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.
The plaintiff commenced this action against the defendant to recover damages for personal injuries she allegedly sustained when she tripped and fell while exiting a misleveled elevator at the nursing home where she worked.
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