Ronald Ryan was carrying a cake down a hallway at the Richmond County Yacht Club and fell when he missed a couple of steps.
After he filed a personal-injury lawsuit, the Richmond County Supreme Court granted the Yacht Club's request to have the case dismissed.
Since the Club didn't have a duty to protect Ryan from, or warn him about, an "open and obvious" condition which wasn't "inherently dangerous," the Appellate Division, Second Department, pounded the guy a bit further and agreed that Ryan didn't have a case.
Was that plain vanilla?
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: Ryan v. Richmond County Yacht Club, Inc.