Case Name: Steven Maldonado, Respondent, v. 1992 Fulton Realty Corp., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2005-11-01
Citations: 23 A.D.3d 177
Docket Number: 
Parties: Steven Maldonado, Respondent, v 1992 Fulton Realty Corp., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 23
Pages: 177–177

Head Matter:
Steven Maldonado, Respondent, v 1992 Fulton Realty Corp., Appellant.
[802 NYS2d 621]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Bertram Katz, J.), entered April 16, 2004, which denied defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Even if defendant landowner complied with the applicable statutes and regulations, that circumstance would not, under the facts at bar, be dispositive of whether defendant discharged its common-law duty to maintain its premises in reasonably safe condition (see Kellman v 45 Tiemann Assoc., 87 NY2d 871 [1995] ; Swerdlow v WSK Props. Corp., 5 AD3d 587 [2004]). On the present record, a factfinder could infer that plaintiff's fall and injury were attributable to irregular, unrailed, or unlit building entry stairs. Concur—Sullivan, J.P., Ellerin, Williams, Gonzalez and McGuire, JJ.