Havens v. County of Saratoga

Cardona, EJ.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Williams, J.), entered November 6, 2006 in Saratoga County, which granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

While plaintiff was an inmate at the Saratoga County Correctional Facility she slipped and fell as she was cleaning a shower stall. She was 17 years old at the time. By her uncontradicted account, on the day of her accident she was assigned to wash down the tile stall using soapy water, a sponge and a Brillo-type pad. After soaping the walls and floor of the stall, which is approximately 8 to 10 feet…