McLaughlin v. Thyssen Dover Elevator Co.

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Mary Ann BriganttiHughes, J.), entered October 10, 2013, which denied defendants Thyssen Dover Elevator Company, Thyssen Elevator Company and Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Elaintiff Diana McLaughlin fell upon stepping into an elevator that had misleveled about IV2 to 2 feet. It is undisputed that the misleveling condition was caused by defective level up, level down, and door zone relays, which were replaced after the accident.

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