Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1996

Pacht v. International Business Machines, Inc.

Pacht v. International Business Machines, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided June 3, 1996
228 A.D.2d 422; 643 N.Y.2d 638; 643 N.Y.S.2d 638; 1996 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6219
Pacht v. International Business Machines, Inc.

Opinion of the Court

The defendants made a sufficient showing to establish that the revolving door which caused the plaintiff to fall and break her hip was not defective, and that even if it were, they had no knowledge of that defect, either actual or constructive, for a sufficient time prior to the occurrence of the plaintiff’s accident to have enabled them to correct it (see generally, Gordon v American Museum of Natural History, 67 NY2d 836). The burden therefore shifted to the plaintiff to show the existence of a triable issue of fact (see, Alvarez v Prospect Hosp., 68 NY2d 320). Since she failed to make such a showing, the Supreme Court properly granted the defendants’ respective motions for summary judgment.

The plaintiff’s remaining contention is without merit. Bracken, J. P., O’Brien, Joy and Florio, JJ., concur.

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