Morello v. Brookfield Construction Co.

While crossing the street underneath a recently constructed overpass of the Bronx River Parkway, Philip Morello was hit by an auto driven by defendant Mario Murzi and died of the injuries he sustained. Alleging that insufficient lighting and debris left on the sidewalk beneath the overpass had contributed to the accident, the plaintiff, as administratrix of the deceased’s estate, joined as defendants, in addition to Murzi, Brookfield Construction Co., Inc., W. E. Blume, Inc., and the City of New York. She sued Murzi in negligence and the other three in both negligence and nuisance, the…