Legal Opinion
Covey v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided July 10, 1951No. Claim No. 30086PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGorman, J.
On the afternoon of Tuesday, September 6,1949, the claimant, Harriet E. Covey, was present on the grounds of the New York State Fair, having purchased an admission ticket. Mrs. Covey, who was employed at Shure’s Restaurant, located on the fairgrounds, was spending a brief rest period inspecting the amusement attractions on the midway.
Claimant and her companion, having completed a bingo game, strolled toward a scooter ride which was one of the first attractions. This amusement device consisted of a steel table, approximately seventy-five feet in diameter, which supported electrically propelled…
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