Legal Opinion
Politis v. Town of Islip
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 29, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On March 8, 2005, the plaintiff, a Suffolk County Police Officer, tripped and fell into a pothole while on duty, and as he was walking back to his patrol car in the westbound lane for travel in front of premises known as 71 Cinnamon Street in Central Islip. The plaintiffs partner prepared a field report noting that he observed a pothole measuring three feet long by 10 inches wide in the westbound lane for travel in front of 71 Cinnamon Street, and another measuring three feet long by two feet wide in the eastbound lane.
The plaintiff commenced this action against the defendant Town of Islip to…
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- Kiszenik v. Town of HuntingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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