Legal Opinion
McTiernan v. City of Little Falls
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 5, 1954PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCurn, P. J.
A water main which was part of the municipally owned water system in the City of Little Falls burst at about midnight on the evening of December 21, 1948, or shortly thereafter, causing considerable damage to the property of the respective plaintiffs. These actions were brought by the plaintiffs to recover their respective damages on the theory that the city had been negligent in the construction, operation and maintenance of its water system and that it had been negligent in failing to shut off the water flowing from the broken main within a reasonable time after the discovery of the break.…
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