Rodriguez v. Baker
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fein, J.
The 13-year-old plaintiff, playing near the railroad tracks on a summer evening in 1971 in the vicinity of Riverside Park in Manhattan, was grievously injured when he fell onto the tracks and was struck by a Penn Central train, losing both his legs. The jury awarded him damages of $600,000 apportioned 50% against the City of New York, 40% against Penn Central and 10% against joint venturers Poirer & McLane Corporation and Raymond DiMenna Corporation, who were under contract with the city for sewer construction in the area. His plaintiff mother was awarded…
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