Legal Opinion

Evans v. State

New York Court of Claims

Decided April 21, 2016No. Claim No. 123321Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Thomas H. Scuccimarra, J.

Blossom Evans alleges that on September 11, 2012, at approximately 9:30 a.m., she tripped and fell as the result of the negligent failure of the City University of New York at Brooklyn College (CUNY) and the State of New York to keep the sidewalk area abutting the school property reasonably safe for pedestrian travel. More specifically, she alleges she was caused to fall while walking northbound on the eastern sidewalk of Bedford Avenue, adjacent to the southwest corner of Boylan Hall, as a result of a dangerous and defective condition in the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Gordon v. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Basso v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. Trincere v. County of SuffolkNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
  4. Vucetovic v. Epsom DownsNew York Court of Appeals · 2008
  5. Preston v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1983

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