Legal Opinion
Massa v. City of New York
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 16, 1951PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMatthew M. Levy, J.
The plaintiff is suing the City of New York for injuries sustained when she fell on the public sidewalk in front of premises 4570 Richardson Avenue, The Bronx. This fall, it is alleged, was caused by the city’s negligence in permitting the sidewalk to become broken and to have a large hole therein so as to constitute a trap. The city has served, pursuant to section 193-a of the Civil Practice Act, a third-party complaint upon the owner of the premises, in which complaint it is asserted that the owner used the sidewalk in front of his premises as a driveway to his garage, and that it was his…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Turner v. . City of NewburghNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Fox v. Western New York Motor Lines, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Trustees of the Village of Canandaigua v. FosterNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Nickelsburg v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
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