Practice point: A property owner is not liable for accidents resulting from the accumulation of snow or ice for a reasonable period of time after the storm has stopped.
Students should note that the question of whether a reasonable period of time had passed may be decided as a matter of law.
Case: Lanos v. Cronheim, NY Slip Op 07149 (2d Dept. 2010)
Here is the decision.
Tomorrow’s issue: Labor Law.
