Lapin v. Atlantic Realty Apts. Co.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Sherry Klein Heitler, J.), entered March 26, 2007, which granted defendant Century Elevator’s motion and defendant Atlantic Realty’s cross motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff was allegedly injured when her dog’s leash slipped into the two-inch gap at the elevator door tread, causing her hand to be pulled into the closing doors. Defendants demonstrated their prima facie entitlement to summary judgment as a matter of law by showing there had been no prior complaints about the elevator, from…