Gregorius v. City of Corning
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Motion by the plaintiff, Mary K. Gregorius, for a new trial upon a case containing exceptions, ordered to be heard at the Appellate Division in the first instance, upon the dismissal of the complaint by direction of the court on the opening at the Steuben Trial Term in May, 1910.
1Opinion of the Court
Robson, J.:
Plaintiff seeks to recover of defendant damages for personal injuries due to a fall upon a defective walk in the city of Corning.
Defendant’s charter provides that “ The city shall not be liable for any injury caused by such highways, streets, alleys, sidewalks or crosswalks \i. e., the highways, streets, alleys, sidewalks and crosswalks of the city] being out of repair, or dangerous from snow, ice or unlawful obstructions, unless actual notice of the unsafe and dangerous condition thereof has been given to the mayor or the city clerk of said city a reasonable time before the…
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- Elias v. City of RochesterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- McManus v. City of WatertownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
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