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MARTIN v. CITY OF COHOES

37 N.Y.2d 162 (1975)

Leona L. Martin, Appellant, v. City of Cohoes, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 11, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Shanley for appellant.

Condon A. Lyons for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and COOKE concur.

FUCHSBERG, J.

Plaintiff commenced this personal injury action to recover damages allegedly sustained as a result of a fall when her shoe became wedged in a crevice between the curbstone and adjoining public sidewalk. In answer to the complaint, the defendant City of Cohoes pleaded that plaintiff failed to comply with a local ordinance (Cohoes City Charter, § 192; L 1915, ch 130, as amd) which required that...

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