Segree v. St. Agatha's Convent

• Citation: 909 N.Y.S.2d 364,77 A.D.3d 572
• Parties: Claire SEGREE, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. ST. AGATHA'S CONVENT, et al., Defendants, The New York Foundling Hospital, Defendant-Appellant.
• Decision Date: 28 October 2010
• Court: New York Supreme Court Appellate Division

909 N.Y.S.2d 364 77 A.D.3d 572 Claire SEGREE, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. ST. AGATHA'S CONVENT, et al., Defendants, The New York Foundling Hospital, Defendant-Appellant. Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York. Oct. 28, 2010.

Biedermann, Reif, Hoenig & Ruff, P.C., New York (Philip C. Semprevivo, Jr. of counsel), for appellant.

Jonathan Rice, Dobbs Ferry (Andrew Chiway Chan of counsel), for respondent.

[909 N.Y.S.2d 365, 77 A.D.3d 572]

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Milton A. Tingling, J.), entered April 16, 2010, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, denied defendant New York Foundling Hospital's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against it, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiff( see Mullin v. 100 Church LLC, 12 A.D.3d 263, 784 N.Y.S.2d 545 [2004]; O'Connor-Miele v. Barhite & Holzinger, 234 A.D.2d 106, 650 N.Y.S.2d 717 [1996] ), and drawing all reasonable inferences in her favor, we agree with the IAS court that the evidence presented by plaintiff raises material questions of fact as to whether defendant hospital breached its duty to maintain its property in a reasonably safe condition so as to prevent foreseeable accidents ( see Basso v. Miller, 40 N.Y.2d 233, 386 N.Y.S.2d 564, 352 N.E.2d 868 [1976] ), and whether it had notice of the hazardous condition that precipitated plaintiff's injury ( see Boyd v. Rome Realty Leasing L.P., 21 A.D.3d 920, 921, 801 N.Y.S.2d 340 [2005]; cf. Gordon v. American Museum of Natural History, 67 N.Y.2d 836, 501 N.Y.S.2d 646, 492 N.E.2d 774 [1986] ).

We have considered this defendant's other arguments and, under the particular circumstances before us, find them unavailing.

GONZALEZ, P.J., ANDRIAS, NARDELLI, McGUIRE, ABDUS-SALAAM, JJ., concur.