Legal Opinion

Pierson v. City of New York

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

Decided November 10, 1981PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Sandler, J. P.

On April 7, 1976 plaintiff, then a 61-year-old man, sustained injuries when he fell on the sidewalk in front of 202 West 42nd Street in New York City. A police officer responding to the scene of the accident noted in his report that the plaintiff had slipped on “slippery cream” on the *129sidewalk and struck his leg on the building ledge. The report recorded the name and address of a witness to the event.

Plaintiff was immediately hospitalized. His injuries were diagnosed as a fracture of the femur. He underwent surgery on April 14, 1976 and remained in the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Camarella v. East Irondequoit Central School BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  2. Fraccola v. City of UticaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  3. Camarella v. East Irondequoit Central School BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
  4. Moran v. City of AlbanyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  5. Sarsick v. KibecAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Tarquinio v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. Gibbons v. City of TroyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. Fleming v. Manhattan Bronx Surface Transit Operating AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  4. Romer v. Middletown School DistrictNew York Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Silbernagel v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981

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