Somma v. City of N.Y

Full title: Somma v. City of New York

Court: Supreme Court of the State of New York. New York County

Date published: Aug 11, 2010

28 Misc. 3d 1231 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2010)

2010 N.Y. Slip Op. 51567

Opinion

August 11, 2010.

Jaffe, J.

Negligence — Proximate Cause — Decision to bicycle, while intoxicated, onto unpaved and unilluminated path notwithstanding availability of paved and well-lit bicycle path not sole proximate cause of accident. Municipal Corporations — Sidewalks — Prior Notice of Defective Condition — Path in Park. New York City Administrative Code — § 7-201 (c) (Actions against City; prior written notice of defect).