Morganti v. City of Tonawanda

Plaintiff has recovered a judgment against the defendant, a municipal corporation, for damages for personal injuries resulting from a fall on an icy sidewalk within the limits of the defendant corporation.

Certain conditions precedent to the right to maintain an action for damages against the defendant resulting from defects or obstructions in the defendant’s streets, are imposed by section 5 of title XVI of chapter 357 of the Laws of 1905 (as amd. by Laws of 1917, chap. 793), being the Charter' of the City of Tonawanda. The pertinent parts of this section are as follows: “ All claims for…