RUSSO v. CITY OF NEW YORK


116 A.D.2d 240 (1986)

William Russo, an Infant, by His Parent and Natural Guardian, Louis Russo, et al., Appellants-Respondents, v. City of New York, Respondent, and Consolidated Edison of New York, Inc., Respondent-Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

April 8, 1986


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jules J. Ravo of counsel (Reardon & Sclafani, P. C., attorneys), for appellants-respondents.

Elizabeth S. Natrella of counsel (Larry A. Sonnenshein with her on the brief; Frederick A. O. Schwarz, Jr., Corporation Counsel, attorney), for respondent.

Joseph J. Klem of counsel (Ernest J. Williams, attorney), for respondent-appellant.

CARRO, J. P., FEIN, MILONAS and ELLERIN, JJ., concur.


ASCH, J.

On March 12, 1977, the then 14-year-old plaintiff, William Russo, was injured while riding his motor bike on a dirt roadway on property owned by the defendant City of New York in Westchester County. A subsurface aqueduct, which is part of the New York City reservoir system, traverses the property. The system consists of a water conduit or aqueduct which runs underneath the ground from the Catskill Mountain...

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