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CITY OF NEW YORK CAN SUE IN NEGLIGENCE FOR DAMAGE TO CITY SIDEWALKS (CT APP).

The Court of Appeals, reversing Supreme Court, determined that the city has the capacity to sue for the negligent destruction of city property. The city sought money damages for injury to trees caused by the sidewalk repairs performed by defendants for the adjacent property owner:

The City has the general capacity to sue for the negligent destruction of its property (see General City Law § 20 [1]; New York City Charter § 394 [c]). Moreover, the provisions upon which defendants rely do not abrogate the City’s claim for damage to its property (see generally Assured Guar. [UK] Ltd. v J.P. Morgan Inv. Mgt. Inc., 18 NY3d 341, 351 [2011]). Defendants have not established that the City lacks a cognizable common law claim. City of New York v Tri-Rail Constr., Inc., 2019 NY Slip Op 07478, CtApp 10-17-19

 

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