Legal Opinion
Coffey v. Dormitory Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 26, 1966PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Herlihy, J. P.
The plaintiff in her complaint against the Dormitory Authority alleged its ownership of Macomb Hall located on the campus of State University at Plattsburgh and that on July 11, 1963, while a student, she collided with a clear glass panel adjacent to the door and sustained injuries. The allegations of negligence against the Authority consisted, among other things, in the following:(a) causing or permitting the entranceway to be installed in a dangerous manner, the clear glass panel not being perceptible to users of the entranceway.(b) failing to give warning by placing signs or…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Tipaldi v. Riverside Memorial Chapel, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Rumetsch v. John Wanamaker, New York Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1915
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