New York § 216 - 216When town not liable for damages

Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 216 — 216When town not liable for damages, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 216. 216When town not liable for damages

§ 216. When town not liable for damages. No town shall be liable for any damage resulting to persons or property by the reason of the breaking of any bridge, sluice or culvert, by transportation on the same of any traction engine, portable piece of machinery, or of any vehicle or load, together weighing eight tons or over, but any owner thereof or other persons engaged in transporting or directing the same shall be liable for all damages resulting therefrom.

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Section 216 ("216When town not liable for damages") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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