Legal Opinion
Merino v. New York City Transit Authority
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 14, 1996PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
On April 9, 1989, after leaving work at 3:00 a.m. and consuming several beers, plaintiff went to the 183rd Street subway-station in the Bronx. Dizzy and affected by the alcohol, plaintiff, who had been standing at the edge of the platform, found himself on the tracks as a train approached. He was struck by the train and suffered various injuries including the loss of his left arm.
In his suit against the New York City Transit Authority plaintiff alleged several theories of negligence. After trial…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Derdiarian v. Felix Contracting Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Merino v.New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Schwartz v. New York State Thruway AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Schwartz v. New York State Thruway AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Merino v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
3Cited by14 opinions
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- Madden v. Town of GreeneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Vizzini v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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