New York Court of Appeals

Joseph Bruni, Appellant v. City of New York, Respondent, Defendant

May 6, 20042 N.Y.3d 319

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division, holding that internal DEP documents constitute a written acknowledgement under the City’s Pothole Law and that the issue of comparative negligence should have been submitted to the jury, thus ordering a new trial.