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Delay In Arrival of an Ambulance During a Snow Storm Not Actionable

The causes of action against the city based upon delay in the arrival of an ambulance during a snow storm were dismissed.  The Second Department determined that both the ambulance service and the snow removal were governmental functions and, in the absence of a special relationship with the decedent, were not actionable:

A municipal emergency response system is “a classic governmental, rather than proprietary, function” … . Contrary to the plaintiffs’ contentions, the amended complaint fails to allege any facts tending to show that there was any “justifiable reliance” on any promise made to the decedent by the defendants. Accordingly, the amended complaint fails to state facts from which it could be found that there was a special relationship between the decedent and the defendants and, therefore, the amended complaint does not state a viable cause of action against the defendants based upon their alleged negligence in responding to the plaintiffs’ 911 call … . Estate of Radvin v City of New York, 2014 NY Slip Op 05302, 2nd Dept 7-16-17

 

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