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THE CITY IS NOT ENTITLED TO GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION IMMUNITY WHEN ENGAGED IN THE PROPRIETARY FUNCTION OF MAINTAINING ROADS; IN THE ABSENCE OF A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE RISKS OF A HIGHWAY DESIGN, THE CITY IS NOT ENTITLED TO QUALIFIED IMMUNITY; THERE WAS A QUESTION OF FACT WHETHER THE ABSENCE OF SIGNS AND ROADWAY MARKINGS WAS A PROXIMATE CAUSE OF THE INTERSECTION TRAFFIC ACCIDENT (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department noted that the city in this intersection traffic accident case was not entitled to governmental function immunity or qualified immunity. Plaintiff motorcyclist alleged the city, during roadway construction, had removed roadway markings and signs creating confusion for drivers and contributing to the accident:

The City is not entitled to governmental function immunity, as it was engaged in the proprietary function of maintaining the roadways at the time of the accident … . Nor is the City entitled to qualified immunity, given the absence of any evidence in the record that a study of the risks involved had been conducted … . Floricic v City of New York, 2023 NY Slip Op 00055, First Dept 1-10-23

Practice Point: In this intersection traffic accident case there was a question of fact whether the city’s removal of traffic markings and signs during construction was a proximate cause of the accident. Roadwork is a proprietary function so the city was not entitled to governmental function immunity. There was no study of roadway design so the city was not entitled to qualified immunity.

 

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