Legal Opinion

Fenton v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.

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

Decided February 14, 1991PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Sullivan, J. P.

On August 29, 1982, plaintiff, then 27 years of age, was seriously injured when, while riding his motorbike along a dirt access road in the Town of Yorktown on a right-of-way owned by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), he was thrown from the bike when it struck a ditch, one of many placed in the road by Con Edison to prevent erosion.

The dirt access road, approximately a car-width wide, runs along the right-of-way, a 200-foot-wide strip of land, which runs for 40 miles from Pleasant Valley in Westchester County to Millwood in Dutchess…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Basso v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Parochial Bus Systems, Inc. v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. Sega v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. Ferres v. City of New RochelleNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  5. Iannotti v. Consolidated Rail Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1989

5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Farnham v. KittingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. Rivera v. Glen Oaks Village Owners, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. Board of Managers v. Chelsea 19 AssociatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. Morales v. Coram Materials Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  5. Reid v. Kawasaki Motors Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

17 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API