Christine Beltz, Respondent v. the City of Yonkers, Appellant

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s judgment and ordered a new trial, holding that the evidence was insufficient to support a finding of municipal negligence for a slight sidewalk defect and that the plaintiff’s contributory negligence was not disproved. The Court explained that a city is liable only for defects that a reasonable prudent person could anticipate as dangerous.