Laverne Blair sued Carolyn Richards (and others) claiming the runoff from melting piles of shoveled snow triggered an icy surface which led to a slip and fall.
After the Bronx County Supreme Court denied the defendants' dismissal request, they appealed to the Appellate Division, First Department.
The AD1 was of the view the defendants hadn't shown that the runoff from the melting snow neither created nor exacerbated the slippery condition which triggered the accident. (In fact, Frank Richards conceded that runoffs had previously occurred and that he noticed "substantial ice on the sidewalk" the day Blair was injured.)
There was no sliding out of that one.
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: Blair v Richards