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Brusso v. City of Buffalo

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 12, 1882
90 N.Y. 679 (N.Y. 1882)
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In Brusso v. City of Buffalo (90 N.Y. 679) the plaintiff, while attempting to cross the street in the night time, fell into an unguarded excavation and received injuries for which the jury awarded him damages.

Summary of this case from Deming v. Terminal Railway of Buffalo
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Opinion

Submitted November 27, 1882

Decided December 12, 1882

P.A. Matteson and E.C. Hawks for appellants.

Sherman S. Rogers for respondent.

EARL, J., reads for affirmance, with costs.

All concur, except TRACY, J., absent.

Judgment affirmed.

Summaries of

Brusso v. City of Buffalo

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 12, 1882
90 N.Y. 679 (N.Y. 1882)

In Brusso v. City of Buffalo (90 N.Y. 679) the plaintiff, while attempting to cross the street in the night time, fell into an unguarded excavation and received injuries for which the jury awarded him damages.

Summary of this case from Deming v. Terminal Railway of Buffalo

In Brusso v. City of Buffalo, 90 N.Y. 679, it is declared that "a person desiring to cross on foot a city street, either in the night or daytime, is not confined to a crossing, but has a right to assume that all parts of the street are reasonably safe, and he may cross at any point that suits his convenience without being liable to the imputation of negligence."

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Brusso v. City of Buffalo

Case Details

Full title:ANTHONY BRUSSO, Respondent, v . THE CITY OF BUFFALO, Appellant

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Dec 12, 1882

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90 N.Y. 679 (N.Y. 1882)

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