WOODSON v. CITY OF NEW YORK


93 N.Y.2d 936 (1999)

715 N.E.2d 96

693 N.Y.S.2d 69

LARRY B. WOODSON, Respondent, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 3, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Hess, Corporation Counsel of New York City (Paul L. Herzfeld and Francis F. Caputo of counsel), for appellant.

Seligson, Rothman & Rothman, New York City (Alyne I. Diamond, Martin S. Rothman and Andrea Freund of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Chief Judge KAYE and Judges BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE, CIPARICK, WESLEY and ROSENBLATT concur in memorandum.


OPINION OF THE COURT

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and the complaint dismissed.

Plaintiff was injured when he fell on a defective concrete stairway leading from a Bronx sidewalk up to a municipal park. The stairway, which was constructed from the same material as the sidewalk below it, was connected at its top with a paved path through the park. Plaintiff...

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