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· 10/21/1997

Trincere v. County of Suffolk

Citations

  • 688 N.E.2d 489
  • 90 N.Y.2d 976
  • 665 N.Y.S.2d 615
  • 1997 N.Y. LEXIS 3211

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “There is no rule that municipal liability, in a case involving minor defects in the pavement, ‘turns upon whether the hole or depression, causing the pedestrian to fall, is four inches—or any other number of inches—in depth.’”
  • “[W]hether a dangerous or defective 13 condition exists on the property of another so as to create liability depends on the 14 peculiar facts and circumstances of each case and is generally a question of fact 15 for the jury[.]” (internal citation and quotation omitted)

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Judges: Kaye and Judges Titone, Bellacosa, Smith, Levine, Ciparick and Wesley Concur

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