Massey v. City of New York

OPINION OF THE COURT

Barry Hurowitz, J.

Plaintiffs’ posttrial motion for an order holding the defendant City of New York jointly and severally liable for the entire judgment awarded plaintiff after a jury trial is denied.

This action arose from an accident which occurred on May 18, 1987, at approximately 3:00 p.m. The infant plaintiff was a second grader in P.S. 202 in Brooklyn, located on Hegeman Avenue in Brooklyn. Generally, a school crossing guard is stationed at the crosswalk on Hegeman Avenue at various times during the day. On the date of the accident, the infant plaintiff was struck by a…