Legal Opinion
Steinberg v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 25, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This negligence action arises out of a criminal assault on plaintiff Michael Steinberg as he entered a subway station. Defendant Tareyton Williams allegedly attacked plaintiff with battery-operated reciprocating saws. He obtained the saws from a site where employees of Five Star (defendant) were performing work on the station’s public address system.
Five Star does not enjoy governmental immunity. First, Five Star is a private contractor (see Matter of S.S. Silberblatt, Inc. v Tax Commn. of State of N.Y., 5 NY2d 635, 641 [1959], cert denied 361 US 912 [1959]). Second, subway construction is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bell v. Bd. of Educ. of the City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- Buckley v. J.A. Jones/GMOAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Huerta v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- S. S. Silberblatt, Inc. v. Tax CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Altro v. ConrailAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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3Cited by4 opinions
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