New York Court of Appeals

Mark Bethel, Respondent v. New York City Transit Authority, Doing Business as Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit…

October 15, 199892 N.Y.2d 348

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that common carriers no longer owe a statutory duty of extraordinary care and instead are subject to the ordinary reasonable‑care standard, reversing the Appellate Division’s judgment and remanding for a new trial.