Legal Opinion
Rupert v. Town of West Seneca
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 12, 1944PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtConway, J.
The question presented involves the liability of a town for injuries sustained by a pedestrian in falling upon a sidewalk therein. The sidewalk was constructed by the defendant The Union Free School District No. 3 of the Town of West Seneca, Erie County, New York (hereinafter referred to as School District) and later became in such a state that it was defective. As a result there occurred the accident with which we are here concerned. Upon trial before a court and jury the husband and wife plaintiffs had verdicts against the defendant Town of West Seneca, Erie County, New York (hereinafter…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- City of Rochester v. . CampbellNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Thomann v. City of RochesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Missano v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Augustine v. Town of BrantNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Lorillard v. . the Town of MonroeNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Walker v. Town of HuntingtonNew York Supreme Court · 1951
- Kantarof v. OrseckiDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1952
- Little v. County of SuffolkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- McCreary v. Town of ThurstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1949