Cynthia Webb was injured when she fell on a doll's boot in a Salvation Army parking lot and later sued claiming the item's presence comprised a dangerous condition which the Salvation Army knew, or should have known, about. Alternatively, she claimed the injury was caused by the lot's inadequate lighting.
After the Erie County Supreme Court denied the Salvation Army's request to have the case thrown out, the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, got the case and agreed that there was a question whether the doll's boot had been on the floor long enough for an employee to see and remove it. But it was also of the view that the inadequate lighting theory needed to be dismissed, since the Salvation Army had shown that that wasn't really an issue.
What a tangled Webb....
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: Webb v. Salvation Army