Rodriguez v. Serge Elevators Co.

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Weiss, J.), dated March 14, 2001, which denied its motion, inter alia, 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 commenced this action to recover damages for personal injuries when the elevator in which she was a passenger experienced two “harsh movements,” shook, and descended rapidly. She also claimed she injured her knee when, as she…