Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1997

Santapolo v. Turner Construction Co.

Santapolo v. Turner Construction Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided May 13, 1997
239 A.D.2d 201; 658 N.Y.S.2d 10; 1997 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5161
Santapolo v. Turner Construction Co.

Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward Lehner, J.), entered on or about February 27, 1996, which denied defendant-appellant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and all cross claims as against it, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

An issue of fact as to whether the cable in the concourse over which plaintiff tripped was left there by appellant is raised by the evidence that appellant, who at the time of the accident was doing work on the 28th floor, had at some point prior to the accident done work in the concourse. Concur—Sullivan, J. P., Milonas, Nardelli and Williams, JJ.

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