Legal Opinion

Ziecker v. Town of Orchard Park

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 2, 1979PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Callahan, J.

This case involves an application by an infant and his father for permission to file a late notice of claim under section 50-e of the General Municipal Law. On July 4, 1976 the infant claimant, age 17, was injured at Green Lake in Yates Park, Orchard Park, New York, when he dived headfirst into shallow water. He suffered dislocation of the cervical spine and quadriplegia secondary to fracture. He was taken immediately to the surgical intensive care unit of Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, New York, where he was confined until October 12, 1976 and then hospitalized at…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Reich v. State Highway DepartmentMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
  2. O'NEIL v. City of ParkersburgWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Martin v. School Board of Union Free District No. 28New York Court of Appeals · 1950
  4. Barchet v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
  5. Camarella v. East Irondequoit Central School BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1974

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Caselli v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  2. Morris v. County of SuffolkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. Kurz v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  4. Barnes v. County of OnondagaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  5. Fahey v. County of NassauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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