Legal Opinion
Pulka v. Edelman
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 2, 1976PublishedCited by 479 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCooke, J.
We determine here whether the operators of a parking garage are liable in negligence for an injury to a pedestrian struck by a car while it was being driven out of the garage and across an adjacent sidewalk, not by a garage employee, but by a patron of the garage.
After trial in the Civil Court of the City of New York, a *782verdict was returned in favor of plaintiff against the owner and operator of the car and the operators of the garage, but not against a truck which struck the plaintiff after he was struck by the car. The jury apportioned 75% liability to the car and 25% liability to the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Higgins v. Watervliet Turnpike & RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Kimbar v. EstisNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
- Friedman v. GearrityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
- Weber v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
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3Cited by479 opinions
- Murphy v. American Home Products Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Espinal v. Melville Snow Contractors, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2002
- Turcotte v. FellNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Palka v. Servicemaster Management Services Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1994
- D'Amico v. ChristieNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
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