Legal Opinion
Tomassi v. Town of Union
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 7, 1978PublishedCited by 161 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Cooke, J.
Buffalo Street is a lightly traveled, east-west, two-lane roadway traversing a sparsely populated section of the Town of Union in Broome County. The macadam pavement is approximately 22 feet wide, with a shallow storm-water drainage ditch flanking both sides. On its southerly side, a driveway, built over a 15-inch sluice pipe in the drainage ditch, connects Buffalo Street with the Serowik home. The Serowiks had erected a stone wall and earthen embankment immediately adjacent to the drainage ditch and sluice pipe. An attractive flower garden adorned the embankment.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Hayes v. MalkanNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- Commisso v. MeekerNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
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3Cited by161 opinions
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