Portaro v. Tillis Investment Co.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Joseph, J.), entered April 12, 2002, which granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is denied, and the complaint is reinstated.

On July 17, 2000, the plaintiff, while cleaning out a storage area at his place of employment, allegedly sustained personal injuries when a halón tank in the storage area discharged. The plaintiffs employer leased the storage area from…