Poirier v. City of Schenectady

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Doran, J.), entered February 17, 1993 in Schenectady County, upon a verdict rendered in favor of plaintiffs.

Plaintiffs commenced this action to recover for injuries that plaintiff Lorraine Poirier (hereinafter plaintiff) sustained when she tripped over a sign post anchor protruding from a sidewalk along State Street in the City of Schenectady, Schenectady County. Defendant’s motions to dismiss pursuant to its Charter, for failure to provide written notice at least 24 hours previous to such injuries, were denied. Following a trial, the jury awarded…