Legal Opinion

Mendoza v. Fordham-Bedford Housing Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 24, 2016No. 1233 301024/13PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Wilma Guzman, J.), entered August 3, 2015, which granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion denied.

Defendants failed to satisfy their prima facie burden of showing that they did not have constructive notice of the puddle of urine upon which plaintiff allegedly fell (see generally Gordon v American Museum of Natural History, 67 NY2d 836, 837 [1986]). Defendants’ employees both testified that the building’s janitorial schedule required that the stairs where…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gordon v. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Pfeuffer v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. Hill v. Lambert Houses Redevelopment Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Fernandez v. 475 Bldg. Co. LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2026
  2. Vanterpool v. Crotona Terrace Apts., L.P.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019

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