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§  58.  Liability  of state for damages. The state shall not be liable  for damages suffered by any  person  from  defects  in  state  highways,  except between the first day of May and the fifteenth day of November on  such  highways  as  are maintained by the state under such system as the  commissioner of transportation may adopt pursuant to section twelve, but  the liability for such damages shall otherwise remain as now provided by  law, notwithstanding the construction or improvement and maintenance  of  such  highways  by  the  state  under  this  chapter; but nothing herein  contained shall be construed to impose on the state  any  liability  for  defects  in  bridges  over  which  the  state has no control. Within the  limits of incorporated villages the state  shall  maintain  a  width  of  pavement  equal  to the width of pavement constructed or improved at the  expense of the state, if a state highway, the location  of  the  state's  portion of such roadway within said incorporated limits to be determined  by the center line of the roadway as shown on the plans on file with the  department  of  transportation and the state shall be liable for damages  to persons or property only when such damage shall occur as a result  of  the  defective  condition  of  the  portion of improved highway as above  described.

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Statutes > New-york > Hay > Article-3 > 58

§  58.  Liability  of state for damages. The state shall not be liable  for damages suffered by any  person  from  defects  in  state  highways,  except between the first day of May and the fifteenth day of November on  such  highways  as  are maintained by the state under such system as the  commissioner of transportation may adopt pursuant to section twelve, but  the liability for such damages shall otherwise remain as now provided by  law, notwithstanding the construction or improvement and maintenance  of  such  highways  by  the  state  under  this  chapter; but nothing herein  contained shall be construed to impose on the state  any  liability  for  defects  in  bridges  over  which  the  state has no control. Within the  limits of incorporated villages the state  shall  maintain  a  width  of  pavement  equal  to the width of pavement constructed or improved at the  expense of the state, if a state highway, the location  of  the  state's  portion of such roadway within said incorporated limits to be determined  by the center line of the roadway as shown on the plans on file with the  department  of  transportation and the state shall be liable for damages  to persons or property only when such damage shall occur as a result  of  the  defective  condition  of  the  portion of improved highway as above  described.

State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Hay > Article-3 > 58

§  58.  Liability  of state for damages. The state shall not be liable  for damages suffered by any  person  from  defects  in  state  highways,  except between the first day of May and the fifteenth day of November on  such  highways  as  are maintained by the state under such system as the  commissioner of transportation may adopt pursuant to section twelve, but  the liability for such damages shall otherwise remain as now provided by  law, notwithstanding the construction or improvement and maintenance  of  such  highways  by  the  state  under  this  chapter; but nothing herein  contained shall be construed to impose on the state  any  liability  for  defects  in  bridges  over  which  the  state has no control. Within the  limits of incorporated villages the state  shall  maintain  a  width  of  pavement  equal  to the width of pavement constructed or improved at the  expense of the state, if a state highway, the location  of  the  state's  portion of such roadway within said incorporated limits to be determined  by the center line of the roadway as shown on the plans on file with the  department  of  transportation and the state shall be liable for damages  to persons or property only when such damage shall occur as a result  of  the  defective  condition  of  the  portion of improved highway as above  described.