Roston v. Third Avenue Transit Corp.

From established precedents it appears to be fairly well established that the City of New York is charged with the duty to keep and maintain its streets and highways in a reasonably safe condition for the use of the public. For an unusual accumulation of snow and ice on a sidewalk, the City of New York may be held liable. (Williams v. City of New York, 214 N. Y. 259.) The duty of the city as to crosswalks is somewhat less exacting than its duty as to sidewalks. (See Egan v. City of New York, 175 App. Div. 358.) As to the highway which is not part of a sidewalk or crosswalk, the Court of…