Smith v. . State of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered November 6, 1918, affirming an award of the Court of Claims. The fact's, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The state is not liable for the torts of its agents and employees.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered November 6, 1918, affirming an award of the Court of Claims. The fact's, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The state is not liable for the torts of its agents and employees. (Sipple v. State, 99 N. Y. 284; Lewis v. State, 96 N. Y. 71; Locke v. State, 140 N. Y. 480; Splittorf v. State, 108 N. Y. 66; Litchfield v. Bond, 186 N. Y. 66; Robertson v. Sichel, 127 U. S. 507; Riddoch v. State, 68 Wash. 329; Murdock Grate Co. v. Commonwealth, 152 Mass. 28; Moody v. States Prison…
1Opinion of the CourtMcLaughlin, J.
The state of New York, under chapter 336, Laws of 1883, acquired the property known as the State Reservation at Niagara. It is controlled and managed by the state through a board of five commissioners appointed, by the governor. The commissioners are required by statute to pay into the state treasury, on the first day of each month, all receipts and earnings received from the management of the reservation and to make an annual report to the legislature giving a detailed statement of all receipts and expenditures for the preceding year. (Public Lands Law [Cons. Laws, ch. 46], secs. 100-106.)…
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