Legal Opinion
Metz v. State
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 29, 2012PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Lippman.
The issue presented by this appeal is whether the State can be held liable to individuals who were injured and the personal representatives of those who lost their lives due to the tragic capsizing of a public vessel—the Ethan Allen. We conclude that because the State owes no special duty to these claimants, the claims that the State’s inspectors failed to certify safe passenger capacity on the vessel must be dismissed.
The Ethan Allen was a public vessel operating as a tour boat on Lake George. In 2005, 20 passengers were killed and several others were…
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