Legal Opinion
Portillo v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 12, 2011PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Harold B. Beeler, J.), entered August 10, 2009, which granted defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground of a deficient notice of claim, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the motion denied, and the complaint reinstated.
Plaintiff was injured when his leg got caught in the gap between a subway car and the platform at the Union Square Station. Allegedly, the press of passengers exiting the car caused him to release his grip on the pole he had been holding, and be pushed out the door. Although plaintiff filed a timely notice of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Brown v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- D'Alessandro v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
3Cited by5 opinions
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