Legal Opinion

Lewis v. City of New York

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

Decided March 1, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*411On February 7, 2006, the injured plaintiff was struck by a bus as she crossed the intersection of 34th Street and Broadway. She alleged that a proximate cause of the accident was the negligent acts of a traffic officer employed by the City of New York in directing traffic at the intersection.

Supreme Court correctly held that the officer’s action involved discretionary conduct, and, thus, the City was immune from liability (see Devivo v Adeyemo, 70 AD3d 587 [2010]; Shands v Escalona, 44 AD3d 524 [2007], lv denied 10 NY3d [2008]).

In light of the foregoing, we need not reach plaintiffs’…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Devivo v. AdeyemoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. Shands v. EscalonaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Bailey v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. Murchinson v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. Bailey v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  4. Murchinson v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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

Powered by the Exa API