Legal Opinion
Wenning v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 26, 1984PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Stanley Harwood, J.
Motion by defendants to dismiss the action as time barred is denied.
According to the documents submitted on this motion, on September 9, 1982, plaintiff, who is blind, fell to the railroad tracks from a passenger platform owned or operated by defendants. Plaintiff was seriously injured, hospitalized for two months, underwent a lengthy home confinement and will suffer a permanent shortening of his leg. He timely filed a notice of claim (see Public Authorities Law, § 1276, subd 2; see, also, General Municipal Law, § 50-e) and in December, 1982, defendants…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Wenning v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985