{"id":2596,"date":"2019-12-16T16:25:27","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T21:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=2596"},"modified":"2019-12-16T16:25:27","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T21:25:27","slug":"summary-judgment-denied-in-new-york-womans-trip-and-fall-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/summary-judgment-denied-in-new-york-womans-trip-and-fall-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Summary Judgment Denied in New York Woman&#8217;s Trip and Fall Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Under New York law, property owners have certain responsibilities when it comes to maintaining their property. If this duty of care is breached, a person injured in an accident on the property may be able to pursue fair monetary compensation for medical expenses, lost earnings, pain and suffering, and other damages.<\/p>\n<p>If you have been hurt in a trip and fall accident, it is important that you talk to an attorney as soon as possible. Evidence can disappear quickly in these types of cases, making negligence more difficult to prove as time goes by. Talking to an attorney about your fall doesn&#8217;t have to be difficult or expensive. Our knowledgeable Syracuse premises liability attorneys do not charge a consultation fee and will be glad to explain your legal rights following an accident caused by another&#8217;s neglect or carelessness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facts of the Case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/new-york\/appellate-division-first-department\/2019\/10547-304337-13.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent case<\/a>, the plaintiff was a woman who tripped and fell on a sidewalk located in front of the defendant residents&#8217; home. The plaintiff sued both the residents of the home and the city in which the property was located, seeking monetary compensation for her injuries. The residents filed a motion for summary judgment, averring that there were no material issues of fact that needed to be determined by the jury and, even viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the injured woman, they were entitled to judgment as a matter of law. In support of their motion, the residents submitted evidence that they were exempt from the statutory liability created by the Administrative Code of the City of New York \u00a7 7\u2014210(b) because the property in front of which the plaintiff suffered her fall was an owner-occupied, two-family residence. The defendant residents also averred that there was no evidence showing that they made special use of the area.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/summary-judgment-denied-in-new-york-womans-trip-and-fall-case\/#more-2596\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under New York law, property owners have certain responsibilities when it comes to maintaining their property. If this duty of care is breached, a person injured in an accident on the property may be able to pursue fair monetary compensation for medical expenses, lost earnings, pain and suffering, and other damages. 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