Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1998

Smith v. Senpike Mall Co.

Smith v. Senpike Mall Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided April 29, 1998
249 A.D.2d 936; 671 N.Y.S.2d 395; 1998 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5028
Smith v. Senpike Mall Co.

Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Defendant’s motion for summary judgment was properly granted. Defendant met its initial burden, and plaintiff’s bare conclusions and unsubstantiated allegations in opposition are insufficient to defeat the motion (see, Zuckerman v City of New York, 49 NY2d 557, 562). The mere presence of an employee with a mop and pail in the vicinity of the hallway where plaintiff fell is insufficient to raise a triable issue of fact whether defendant had constructive notice of the dangerous condition of the hallway (see, Lewis v Wegmans Food Mkts., 234 AD2d 994). (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Oneida County, Shaheen, J. — Summary Judgment.) Present— Green, J. P., Pine, Hayes, Callahan and Fallon, JJ.

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