Legal Opinion
Threat v. City of New York
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided June 25, 1936Published
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis (David C.), J.
A verdict has been rendered against the two defendants for injuries suffered by the plaintiff while a passenger of the Ninth Avenue Railway Company in a collision between a truck of the city sanitation department and a trolley car of the railroad company.
The court will not disturb the finding of the joint negligence of both defendants.
This opinion is confined to a consideration of sections 149 and 261 of the Greater New York Charter and only affects the defendant the city of New York.
It is provided in section 261 of the Greater New York Charter: “ No action or special…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Casey v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Brehm v. . Mayor, Etc., of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
- In re GroutAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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