Guilbe v. Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Julia I. Rodriguez, J.), entered March 29, 2016, which, in this action for personal injuries sustained in a slip and fall, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion granted. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.

Defendant established its entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by demonstrating that it was an out-of-possession landlord. The lease provisions cited by defendant show that it did not have a contractual obligation to maintain or repair…