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SHERIDAN v. CITY OF NEW YORK

6 N.Y.2d 765 (1959)

Mary Sheridan, as Administratrix of The Estate of Hugh W. Sheridan, Deceased, Appellant, v. City of New York, Defendant, and Lester T. Doyle, as Trustee of the Surface Transportation Corporation of New York, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 17, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul O'Dwyer, Anthony Sacco and Howard N. Meyer for appellant.

Stuart Riedel, Goodwyn Kuyk and Addison B. Scoville for respondent.

Concur: Judges DESMOND, DYE, FULD, FROESSEL and VAN VOORHIS. Judge BURKE dissents in the following opinion in which Chief Judge CONWAY concurs.

Judgment affirmed, without costs.

BURKE, J. (dissenting).

East Tremont Avenue at West Farms Square in the Borough of The Bronx has two pedestrian islands located in the roadway. These islands are utilized solely as bus stops where passengers may board and alight from buses owned by the defendant Surface Transportation Corp. The roadway between these islands is used exclusively by the defendant for its...

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