Legal Opinion
Bingham v. New York City Transit Authority
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 15, 2007PublishedCited by 24 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
*179OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
In November 1995, plaintiff Ina Jean Bingham was injured when she fell while descending a stairway used as a means of access to and egress from the New York City subway. Plaintiff alleges that her foot caught on a metal strip protruding from one of the steps, causing her fall. She brought suit against the New York City Transit Authority and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (collectively the Transit Authority), asserting, among other things, failure to keep and maintain the stairway in a proper and safe condition and failure to provide notice or warning…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Kaufman v. SilverNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- Kelly v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Bethel v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- Adams v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Bingham v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
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3Cited by24 opinions
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