Legal Opinion
Dunn v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 2, 1970No. Claim No. 43974PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtGreenblott, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered May 29, 1968, upon a decision of the Court of Claims which dismissed a wrongful death claim.
On July 6, 1962, claimants’ intestate was fatally injured when his automobile was struck by a stolen car operated by Jack Proper, an escapee from the Hudson Diver State Hospital, while *268the latter was being pursued by a member of the State Police. The claim alleged that State employees were negligent in allowing Proper to escape and in the manner in which they pursued the stolen car. Proper, 18 years of age, had been transferred to Hudson River from Central…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Williams v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
- St. George v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
- Excelsior Ins. Co. of N.Y. v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1946
- St. George v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
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- Saarinen v. KerrNew York Court of Appeals · 1994