Chege v. New York City Transit Authority

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Robert Lunn, J., and a jury), entered October 29, 2001, in an action for personal injuries sustained when an escalator on defendant Transit Authority’s property suddenly stopped, awarding plaintiff damages of $325,000, plus interest, costs and disbursements, unanimously affirmed, without costs. Appeal from order, same court and Justice, entered February 15, 2002, which denied defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict, unanimously dismissed, without costs, as subsumed in the appeal from the judgment.

A prima facie case of negligence was made out by…