Samantha R. v. New York City Housing Authority

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Jeffrey K. Oing, J.), entered December 17, 2013, which denied defendants’ motions for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motions granted. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.

Infant plaintiff was injured when, after kicking a soccer ball into a planting area on the premises of defendant New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), she tripped over a decorative wicket fence that surrounded the planting area and fell onto the pavement. Defendant GKC Industries, Inc. was the general *601…