Cetta v. City of New York

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County, entered April 12, 1973, inter aim, dismissing plaintiffs’ complaint, unanimously reversed, on the law, and a new trial granted, with $60 costs and disbursements to abide the event. Plaintiffs, passengers in a motor vehicle, were injured when the car in which they were riding collided with a concrete traffic island located in a plaza area on the Manhattan side of the Manhattan Bridge. The island separates east and west bound traffic and contains an illuminated light pole protected by a concrete pillar. Plaintiffs contend the obstruction, as maintained…