Leverton v. Peters Groceries, Inc.

—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and complaint dismissed. Memorandum: Plaintiffs commenced this negligence action to recover damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff Margaret B. Leverton when she tripped and fell over a flange anchoring a handrail extending from the exit door of defendant’s grocery store. Supreme Court erred in denying defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the com*1015plaint. The flange extends vertically five eighths of an inch above the concrete walkway and extends horizontally from the base of the handrail no more than three…