Legal Opinion
Ferres v. City of New Rochelle
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 25, 1986PublishedCited by 146 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
Plaintiff1 rode his bicycle into a chain strung across Hudson Park Road at the entrance of a municipal park in the City of New Rochelle, supervised by its Department of Recreation. He has recovered a jury verdict against the city for his injuries, based on its negligence in the act of placing the chain and in failing to give adequate warnings of the hazardous condition created by its presence. There is no claim that the city was *449guilty of any willful or malicious conduct or omission. In its appeal the city contends that the trial court erred in refusing to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- People v. RyanNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
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3Cited by146 opinions
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