Adams v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Tom, J.
In this appeal, defendant-appellant the New York City Transit Authority (the Transit Authority) seeks to have this Court reevaluate the common carrier doctrine expounded in Stewart v Brooklyn & Crosstown R. R. Co. (90 NY 588 [1882]), and to find the doctrine no longer applicable and contrary to the tenor of modern tort law.
On June 28, 1986, at approximately 2:00 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon, plaintiff Margaret Adams and a friend entered the IRT subway station at Lexington Avenue and 60th Street after a shopping trip to Bloomingdales. As plaintiff approached the…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Clark-Fitzpatrick, Inc. v. Long Island Rail RoadNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Cuffy v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Riviello v. WaldronNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Weiner v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Stewart v. . Brooklyn and Crosstown R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1882
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