Karom v. Altarac

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff entered in the City Court of the City of Long Beach. The action is in negligence for personal injuries sustained when plaintiff fell on a broken curbstone which abutted the defendant’s property.

Defendant’s liability was predicated solely upon the provisions of a local law enacted by the common council of the City of Long Beach which transfers the liability of the municipality for failure to make, maintain or repair the sidewalk to the abutting landowner. This court is now asked to pass upon the validity of the local law. Local Law…