Legal Opinion
Woodson v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 3, 1999PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and the complaint dismissed.
Plaintiff was injured when he fell on a defective concrete stairway leading from a Bronx sidewalk up to a municipal park. The stairway, which was constructed from the same material as the sidewalk below it, was connected at its top with a paved path through the park. Plaintiff sued the City and won a jury verdict that was affirmed by the Appellate Division. The issue before this Court, by our grant of leave to defendant City, turns on whether the City can require…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Walker v. Town of HempsteadNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Donnelly v. Village of PerryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Youngblood v. Village of CazenoviaNew York Supreme Court · 1982
- Youngblood v. Village of CazenoviaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
3Cited by23 opinions
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- Estrada v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Quackenbush v. City of BuffaloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
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