Dobess Realty Corp. v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
In 1973 defendant Warshaw Construction Company contracted with the New York City Transit Authority, as agent for the City of New York, to construct a new subway entrance at Broadway and 137th Street in Manhattan. The plan required exposing a 50-foot portion of a 36-inch diameter cast iron water main, which had been installed in 1903. As Warshaw was required to excavate 15 feet below the main to allow for placement of a new sewer line, the water main was suspended by cables which were supported by steel beams or 12-inch timbers placed across the beams. It remained this way…
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