Rigatti v. Geba

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Orange County (Slobod, J.), dated April 30, 2015, which denied her motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for injuries she allegedly sustained when she fell down a stairway leading to the basement in her apartment building. She alleged that the stairs were defective because they were too steep and too narrow, and the stairway lacked a proper handrail. The plaintiff…