OCASIO v. NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY

2014-05222, Index No. 8705/12.

134 A.D.3d 789 (2015)

20 N.Y.S.3d 655

2015 NY Slip Op 09082

ROLANDO OCASIO, JR., Appellant, v. NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Respondent, et al., Defendant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department.

Decided December 9, 2015.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff alleges that he fell while attempting to board a bus owned and operated by the defendant New York City Transit Authority (hereinafter the NYCTA) when his foot slipped off the edge of the entrance platform of the bus. He alleges that the platform was too high for him to safely step onto the bus, and that the bus driver was negligent in failing to lower the bus...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases