Legal Opinion
Majka v. Haskell
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 11, 1950PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
South Park Avenue in the city of Buffalo is a main east-west thoroughfare which, by means of a viaduct, spans the parallel rights of way of the New York Central and the Erie railroads. The total length of that viaduct including ramps leading up from either end is between 2,000 and 2,500 feet. In the center of the ramps and viaduct is a paved roadway 42 feet wide designed for vehicular traffic. To accommodate pedestrian traffic there is on either side a paved sidewalk raised 6 inches above the surface of the center roadway and separated from it by curbing. At the point where the viaduct is…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Green v. City of MechanicvilleNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
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