Guzman v. Jam. Hosp. Med. Ctr.
| Decision Date | 13 January 2021 |
| Docket Number | 2018–05687,Index No. 20876/13 |
| Citation | 135 N.Y.S.3d 886 (Mem),190 A.D.3d 705 |
| Parties | Erick GUZMAN, plaintiff-respondent, v. JAMAICA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, et al., defendants-respondents, Barr & Barr, Inc., appellant, et al., defendants (and a third-Party action). |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
190 A.D.3d 705
135 N.Y.S.3d 886 (Mem)
Erick GUZMAN, plaintiff-respondent,
v.
JAMAICA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, et al., defendants-respondents,
Barr & Barr, Inc., appellant, et al., defendants
(and a third-Party action).
2018–05687
Index No. 20876/13
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Argued—October 8, 2020
January 13, 2021
Marony O'Connor LLP, New York, N.Y. (James P. O'Connor and Yifei He of counsel), for appellant.
Jeffrey K. Kestenbaum, Brooklyn, NY, for plaintiff-respondent.
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Patrick J. Lawless of counsel), for defendants-respondents.
REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P., CHERYL E. CHAMBERS, ROBERT J. MILLER, VALERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant Barr & Barr, Inc., appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Salvatore J. Modica, J.), entered March 14, 2018. The order, insofar as appealed from, denied that defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and all cross claims insofar as asserted against it.
ORDERED that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from,
with one bill of costs to the respondents appearing separately and filing separate briefs.
On December 1, 2010, the plaintiff allegedly tripped and fell in a parking garage owned by the defendant Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. The defendant Barr & Barr, Inc. (hereinafter Barr & Barr), was the construction manager for the construction of the parking garage. The plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for personal injuries, alleging that excess concrete left on the floor of the parking garage and inadequate lighting caused his accident. Barr & Barr moved for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and all cross claims insofar as asserted against it. The Supreme Court denied the motion. Barr & Barr appeals.
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