ZAPPEL v. PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY


285 A.D.2d 389 (2001)

728 N.Y.S.2d 32

JAY ZAPPEL, Appellant, v. PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

Decided July 19, 2001.


This action arose as a result of plaintiff's injuries allegedly suffered when, in the course of his employment at a retail clothing outlet located on the World Trade Center Concourse, he tripped and fell down a stairway due to alleged failure of out-of-possession landlord-defendant Port Authority to properly maintain and repair the adjacent flooring and handrails. We find that the motion court erred in dismissing the complaint.

Plaintiff correctly asserts that the...

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