Graham v. Town of Urbana

This is an action against the town of Urbana to recover damages for personal injuries to plaintiff occasioned by an *276alleged negligent condition permitted to exist on a State highway. Plaintiff recovered a judgment, and the defendant bases its appeal upon the ground, among others, that the statute places no duty upon the town to care for State highways, excepting the duty (1) to remove obstructions caused by snow, and (2) to remove snow and ice from culverts and waterways during the portion of the year when patrolmen are not employed on the road. (Highway Law, § 53, added by Laws of 1914,…