Raykin v. Trump Village Construction Corp.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Schneier, J.), dated January 24, 2003, 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.

The plaintiff allegedly slipped and fell on an oily substance on the staircase of the defendant’s building. Contrary to the plaintiffs contention, the defendant established its prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by demonstrating…