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Curry v. City of Buffalo

New York Supreme Court

Decided June 20, 1890PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from circuit court, Erie county. Action by Mary Curry against the city of Buffalo for personal injuries. Plaintiff was nonsuited, and appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtCorbett, J.

About the 18th day of December, 1887, the plaintiff received an injury by falling upon the defendant’s sidewalk. The plaintiff claims that the city was negligent, and that she was free from negligence. The city put in issue the material allegations in the complaint. The action was tried before a justice of this court and a jury on the 24th day of February, 1890. At the close of the evidence, which tended to prove the plaintiff’s position, the defendant moved for a nonsuit upon the ground that the plaintiff had failed to comply with chapter 572 of the Laws of 1886. The plaintiff objected to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Reining v. . City of Buffalo, Etc.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
  2. People, Ex Rel. Mason v. . McClaveNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
  3. Dawson v. City of TroyNew York Supreme Court · 1888
  4. Denair v. City of BrooklynNew York City Court · 1889

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. American R. Co. of Porto Rico v. CoronasCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1916
  2. Bernreither v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
  3. Conway v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
  4. Squaw Island Freight & Terminal Co. v. City of BuffaloNew York Supreme Court · 1928
  5. Crapo v. City of SyracuseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904

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