Thompson v. City of New York

This is an action to recover for personal injuries sustained by Luisa Thompson when she was struck by a vehicle operated by codefendant Chung Nam Oh. The defendants City of New York and Acolyte Electric Corp., a city contractor, allegedly contributed to the accident by failing to maintain, service and repair the street lights on the Grand Concourse in The Bronx in the vicinity of where the accident occurred.

By notice of motion dated August 8, 1986, plaintiff moved for an order directing a special trial preference on the grounds that plaintiff, who until the day of the accident had been…