Case Name: George Patton, Respondent, v. Taszo Coffee, LLC, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2017-12-07
Citations: 156 A.D.3d 443
Docket Number: 
Parties: George Patton, Respondent, v Taszo Coffee, LLC, Appellant.
Judges: Concur—Manzanet-Daniels, J.P., Mazzarelli, Kapnick and Webber, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 156
Pages: 443–443

Head Matter:
George Patton, Respondent, v Taszo Coffee, LLC, Appellant.
[64 NYS3d 532]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Barbara Jaffe, J.), entered March 20, 2017, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, denied defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Defendant failed to meet its initial burden to show that it did not own the bench from which plaintiff fell, and that its employees did not place it at the accident location prior to the accident (see Torres v City of New York, 32 AD3d 347, 348 [1st Dept 2006]). Any inconsistencies in plaintiff's testimony as to the location of the accident raise credibility issues, which must be resolved by the trier of fact (see Alter v City of New York, 72 AD3d 563, 564 [1st Dept 2010]).
Concur—Manzanet-Daniels, J.P., Mazzarelli, Kapnick and Webber, JJ.