Legal Opinion

Owusu v. LSS Leasing Ltd. Liability Co.

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

Decided July 28, 2009Published

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Agate, J.), entered September 28, 2007, which granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff allegedly was injured when he slipped on a potato *760chip bag on a “slippery” step inside the building where he worked, and fell down a flight of stairs.

The defendants established their prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by demonstrating that they neither created nor…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gordon v. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Hartman v. Mountain Valley Brew Pub, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  3. Denicola v. CostelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  4. Mestric v. Martinez Cleaning Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  5. Danapas v. Temco Service Industries, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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