Hillman v. Penn Central Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Ellison, J.), entered August 27, 1993 in Chemung County, which denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the amended complaint.
In 1981 or 1982, defendant abandoned a railroad line in Chemung County and removed the tracks, ties and bridges. The railroad line had been constructed on an elevated berm resulting in a gully approximately 12 feet wide and 15 feet deep after a bridge was removed. The railroad line was thereafter opened to the public for recreational use. On May 8, 1988, while riding a motorcycle second in line with three…
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