Legal Opinion

Califano v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 8, 1995PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Sullivan, J. P.

The City appeals from the setting aside of a verdict in its favor in a personal injury action brought against it by a Department of Sanitation worker who fell while cleaning a collection truck at a Department garage. The focal point of the factual contentions at trial was the way in which the accident occurred, plaintiff claiming he fell from a ladder set on a defective floor while the City contended that, in violation of a Departmental directive requiring the use of ladders in such situations, plaintiff, in fact, never used a ladder and had, without any…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. GonzalezNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Micallef v. Miehle Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. Marine Midland Bank v. John E. Russo Produce Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. People v. RodriguezNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. People v. BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1970

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. MarkowitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  2. Murray v. WeisenfeldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. Gregware v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. Acosta v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  5. John v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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