Legal Opinion
Sobel v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 23, 1961PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVan Voorhis, J.
The injured plaintiff tripped on a cobblestone in the pavement of the crosswalk on Third Avenue at the intersection of East Tremont Avenue in The Bronx. It had got out of place after the crosswalk had been temporarily repaired following an excavation job but before the paving stones had been cemented in final position. The record contains evidence upholding plaintiffs’ recoveries against the City of New York and the general contractor, Consolidated Telegraph and Electrical Subway Co. (described as Con Tel), and the judgment should likewise be affirmed insofar as it directs indemnification of…
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- Lobello v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1945
- Lobello v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944
- Doyle v. Union Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1938
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