Case Name: Darnell Price, Appellant, v. Staples The Office Superstore East, Inc., Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2011-06-07
Citations: 85 A.D.3d 447
Docket Number: 
Parties: Darnell Price, Appellant, v Staples The Office Superstore East, Inc., Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 85
Pages: 447–447

Head Matter:
Darnell Price, Appellant, v Staples The Office Superstore East, Inc., Respondent.
[924 NYS2d 92]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Marylin G. Diamond, J.), entered May 19, 2010, which, in this action for personal injuries sustained when plaintiff tripped over a rolled-up carpet in the aisle of defendant's store and fell to the ground, granted defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion denied.
Dismissal of this action was not warranted because even assuming that the evidence demonstrates that the carpet was visible from all directions and compels the conclusion that the hazard was open and obvious (see Tagle v Jakob, 97 NY2d 165, 169 [2001]), triable issues exist as to whether defendant breached its duty to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition (see Westbrook v WR Activities-Cabrera Mkts., 5 AD3d 69 [2004]). A jury could reasonably conclude that the rolled up carpeting constituted a tripping hazard (see id.; Sweeney v Riverbay Corp., 76 AD3d 847 [2010]). Concur — Saxe, J.P., DeGrasse, Freedman, Abdus-Salaam and Manzanet-Daniels, JJ.