Abrams v. Powerhouse Gym Merrick, Inc.

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Carter, J.), entered November 21, 2000, which denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.

While exercising at the defendant’s gymnasium, the plaintiff was injured when he went to adjust the weights on a piece of exercise equipment and an improperly-placed bar suspended from the top of the machine fell on his head.

In premises liability…