Case Name: Shahla Rafael-Sharaf et al., Respondents, v. Waldbaum's, Inc., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1997-04-07
Citations: 238 A.D.2d 328
Docket Number: 
Parties: Shahla Rafael-Sharaf et al., Respondents, v Waldbaum’s, Inc., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 238
Pages: 328–328

Head Matter:
Shahla Rafael-Sharaf et al., Respondents, v Waldbaum’s, Inc., Appellant.
[656 NYS2d 921]

Opinion:
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Lally, J.), dated March 14, 1996, which denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs (see, Negri v Stop & Shop, 65 NY2d 625), we find that the plaintiffs have submitted evidence sufficient to raise an issue of fact as to whether the defendant had constructive notice of the debris in the produce department and was negligent in failing to clean the area in the alleged one-hour period during which the debris was on the floor (see, Huth v Allied Maintenance Corp., 143 AD2d 634). Bracken, J. P., O'Brien, Santucci, Friedmann and Goldstein, JJ., concur.