Legal Opinion
Cooper v. City of Buffalo
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 8, 1936PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtHinckley, J.
The action is one in negligence, the plaintiff having fallen upon one of the sidewalks of the city. The plaintiff’s testimony was to the effect that he passed along the northerly sidewalk of the City Hall which was free from snow and ice; that as he turned south he faced a heavy gale and stepped on some rough snow, and that in falling he saw that there was an accumulation of ice upon the sidewalk two or three inches thick.
The accident happened about noon of December 26, 1934. The weather reports indicated that both rain and snow had fallen during the morning of that day. The lower court was…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Turner v. . City of NewburghNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Wilson v. . City of TroyNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Wilcox v. . City of RochesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Nelson v. . Village of CanisteoNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Moest v. City of BuffaloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Cooper v. City of BuffaloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937