LEWIS KOVIT et al., Respondents,
v.
ESTATE OF KATHERINE HALLUMS, Deceased, Respondent, and
CITY OF NEW YORK, Appellant, et al., Defendant.
NORMAN LAZAN et al., Respondents,
v.
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, Appellant.
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Argued and submitted March 29, 2005.
Decided May 3, 2005.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York City (Pamela Seider Dolgow and Stephen J. McGrath of counsel), for appellant in the first above-entitled action.
Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo, P.C., New York City (Stephen C. Glasser and Vito Cannavo of counsel), for Lewis Kovit and another, respondents in the first above-entitled action.
Martyn, Toher, Esposito, Martyn & Adler, Mineola (David C. Smith of counsel), for estate of Katherine Hallums, respondent in the first above-entitled action.
Christine Malafi, County Attorney, Hauppauge (Christopher A. Jeffreys of counsel), for appellant in the second above-entitled action.
Gruenberg & Kelly, PC, Ronkonkoma (Peter Lavrenchik of counsel), for respondent in the second above-entitled action.
Chief Judge KAYE and Judges G.B. SMITH, CIPARICK, GRAFFEO, READ and R.S. SMITH concur.
Court of Appeals of the State of New York.
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENBLATT, J.
As we explained in Pelaez v Seide (2 N.Y.3d 186, 193 [2004]), municipalities generally enjoy immunity from liability for discretionary activities they undertake through their agents, except when plaintiffs establish a "special relationship" with the municipality. The two cases before us present questions of municipal liability for...
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