Linett v. Budget Rent-A-Car

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Marilyn Shafer, J.), entered May 24, 2001, which, in an action for personal injuries sustained when plaintiff tripped over the base of a chair on defendant’s premises, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the motion denied and the complaint reinstated.

Plaintiff claims that the chair in question, which was in a waiting area facing the counter where defendant serviced its customers, had a metal or steel base support that protruded about four to six inches beyond the front…