ADAMS v. COUNTY OF RENSSELAER


66 N.Y.2d 725 (1985)

Daryl Adams, Respondent, v. County of Rensselaer et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 22, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Lombardo for appellants.

Jack J. Pivar for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges JASEN, MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER and TITONE concur in a memorandum.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division, insofar as appealed from, should be reversed, with costs, and the certified question answered in the affirmative.

The first cause of action in negligence against the Rensselaer County Sheriff's Department for allowing a pool of liquid to collect on the floor of the Rensselaer County Jail is time-barred by CPLR 215 (1), which provides a one-year period of

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