Blye v. Manhattan & Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Carro, J.
At issue is the scope of the duty of care owed by a bus operator to prospective passengers. While keeping in mind that factors such as the vehicle’s proximity to a hazardous condition and the foreseeability and seriousness of any harm such a hazard could produce will be critical in determining whether in any particular case a breach of duty has occurred, we hold that a bus operator’s duty of care to a prospective passenger is to provide a reasonably safe passage onto the bus which does not invite or dictate that the passenger board the bus via a treacherous path.…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Zuckerman v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Pulka v. EdelmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Sheehan v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Bovsun v. SanperiNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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- Pasternack v. Laboratory Corp. of AmericaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2012
- Burton v. Des Moines Metropolitan Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of Iowa · 1995
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