Bird v. State

These two claims arising out of the same motor vehicle accident, were tried together.

The claimant and the decedent who was claimant’s wife, resided on Route 20 about three and a half miles east of the intersection of Route 20 and Route 12, which is a State highway. About 9 or 9:30 in the evening of March 15, 1954, claimant and his wife drove to the Hotel Waterville in Waterville, New York. They remained in the bar at the Hotel Waterville until 10:30 or 11:00 p.m. when they went to the Hotel American in Waterville. About midnight at the Hotel American, claimant received a telephone call from…