Legal Opinion
Burke v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 13, 1956PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFtjld, J.
Mary Burke was seriously injured on a May day in 1950 as a result of a fall. While crossing Melrose Avenue, in the Borough of The Bronx, City of New York, she caught her foot in a hole under the rail of a trolley track and fell to the pavement. At that time, the tracks were not being used, buses run by the Third Avenue Transit Corporation having replaced the street cars previously operated by a predecessor company. Alleging negligent maintenance of the pavement in and about the track area, Mrs. Burke brought this action against both the City of New York and the trustees in reorganization of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- City of Brooklyn v. . Brooklyn City R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Dudar v. Milef Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
- City of Fort Worth v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1895
- Schuster v. Forty-Second Street, Manhattanville & St. Nicholas Avenue Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1908
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- Marchese v. City of AlbanyNew York Supreme Court · 1975
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