Rizos v. Galini Seafood Restaurant
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff, who was then 85 years of age, allegedly slipped and fell at the defendants’ restaurant while walking down a staircase consisting of three steps. The defendants established their prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by submitting the plaintiff’s deposition testimony, in which she was unable to identify the cause of her accident without engaging in speculation (see Dalinedesroches v Lazard, 70 AD3d 626 [2010] ; Bolde v Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, 70 AD3d 617 [2010]; Morgan v Windham Realty, LLC, 68 AD3d 828, 829 [2009]; Reiff v Beechwood Browns Rd. Bldg. Corp.,…
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