Anderson v. Trustees of Incorporated Village of Mineola

In this action brought by the plaintiff against the Incorporated Village of Mineóla to recover for personal injuries which he sustained when he slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk, the municipality moves to dismiss the complaint on the ground that it contains no allegation as to prior written notice of such defective condition as required by section 341-a of the Village Law.

That section, insofar as it applies to the facts in this case, reads as follows: “No civil action shall be maintained against the village * * * for damages or injuries to person or property sustained solely in consequence…