Valentine v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
opinion of the court
Sullivan, J. P.
The City of New York has been found negligent for failing to remove from a city sidewalk an accumulation of ice and snow, which constituted a dangerous condition and caused plaintiff to fall and sustain injuries.1 Because, as a matter of law, an insufficient time had elapsed between the end of the snowfall and the accident to enable the city, in *382the exercise of reasonable care, to remove the snow and ice from the sidewalk, the judgment should be reversed and the complaint dismissed.
Evidence at the trial established that sometime on December 16,1973 a severe…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Taylor v. . City of YonkersNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Kelly v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Harrington v. . City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Falina v. Hollis Diner, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952
- Valentine v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1950
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