Maldonado v. Su Jong Lee

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (M. Garson, J.), dated March 22, 2000, which denied their 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 alleges that she sustained injuries when she fell after being hit by the door to the defendants’ laundromat as it was closing. The plaintiff claims, inter alia, that the excessive force with which the door closed was a proximate cause…