Legal Opinion
Roark v. Hunting
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 17, 1969PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtScileppi, J.
On February 12, 1964 plaintiff Bobert Boark, then 19 years old, fell on an icy patch on the sidewalk abutting a store and building owned by the defendants Edward and Peter Hunting and occupied by codefendant Frederick Grober (not a party to this appeal) as tenant. The fall resulted in the fracture of Bobert’s left ankle. Thereafter Bobert and his mother, Winifred, instituted separate actions against the Huntings and Grober.
The complaint in the action against the Huntings alleged that the ice on the sidewalk was caused by water flowing from the gutter, leads and pipes and from a .sign…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of Rochester v. . CampbellNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
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- Tremblay v. . Harmony MillsNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Kelly v. RoseNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Moore v. . GadsdenNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
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