Legal Opinion
Alberti v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 1, 1991No. Claim No. 77007PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a claim for damages for personal injuries, the State of New York appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Rossetti, J.), dated August 22, 1989 which, after a nonjury trial, is in favor of the infant claimant and against it in the principal sum of $24,000.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
The infant claimant, a 10 ^-year-old boy, was injured when he struck a wooden pole while sledding down a hill at a public park owned and maintained by the State of New York. A landowner has a general duty to those using his or her property to maintain it in reasonably safe condition…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Diven v. Village of Hastings-On-HudsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Nagawiecki v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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