Legal Opinion

Blake v. City of Albany

New York Court of Appeals

Decided November 29, 1979PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*877OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

The city having withdrawn any reliance on its Local Law No. 1 (1953) on the argument of this appeal, the issues essentially are reduced to two: (1) Was the evidence connecting Weber and, through it, Niagara Mohawk and UTEC with the accident sufficient to support verdicts against them? and (2) Was there enough proof that the city had notice of the defect on which to ground the finding that it was liable?

As to the first issue, as the case was presented, any liability on the part of Niagara Mohawk,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Putnam v. StoutNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Batton v. ElghanayanNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. Kelly v. Otis Elevator Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
  4. Kelly v. Otis Elevator Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1955

3Cited by60 opinions

  1. Amabile v. City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
  2. Kiernan v. ThompsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. Fasano v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  4. Taylor v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  5. Ferris v. County of SuffolkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

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