Bruzzano v. City of New York

Motion to examine before trial the defendant City of New York is granted as to the four items set forth which do not go beyond the scope of general examination in negligence suits allowed by section 292-a of the Civil Practice Act.

Because of the plaintiff’s failure to designate any particular officer or employee to be examined, the defendant asks that the motion be denied under the authority of Murrain v. Wilson Line, Inc. (266 App. Div. 179). The plaintiff, while waiting along a public sidewalk fell into an open manhole thereon sustaining the injuries which are the basis of her claim for…