Hinkley v. Village of BallSton Spa

—Crew III, J.P.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Williams, J.), entered July 2, 2002 in Saratoga County, which granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

On October 25, 1995, plaintiff Tracey Hinkley sustained personal injuries when she stepped off a curb onto a drainage grate in the Village of Balísten Spa, Saratoga County. Specifically, Hinkley was injured when her feet fell through and *613became caught in one of the openings in the grate, as a result of which Hinkley fell backwards and sustained severe injuries to her ankles. Hinkley and her husband,…