Legal Opinion
Gorman v. Town of Huntington
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 7, 2009PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
Plaintiff Norma Gorman and her husband commenced this personal injury action against defendant Town of Huntington claiming that an uneven piece of the Town’s sidewalk in front of a local church caused her to trip and fall. Four months prior to plaintiffs fall, the church’s pastor had written to the Town’s Department of Engineering Services, the department responsible for the Town’s sidewalks, complaining that the sidewalk needed repair.
The Town of Huntington has a prior written notice bylaw— section 174-3, similar in effect to Town Law § 65-a (2)—which provides…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Amabile v. City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- Bender v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Parkview Associates v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Poirier v. City of SchenectadyNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
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3Cited by65 opinions
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- Spanos v. Town of ClarkstownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Kenney v. County of NassauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
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