Legal Opinion
Meehan v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided July 17, 1978No. Claim No. 59673PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gerard M. Weisberg, J.
This claim for personal injuries is predicated upon the theory that the State of New York negligently stored rock salt at a Department of Transportation facility known as the Shirley Yard, causing quantities of salt water to seep into the ground and percolate into claimants’ well. It is alleged that as a result of consuming salt-contaminated water from this well, claimant Daniel Meehan’s children, Nicole and Robert, became seriously ill.
The scarcity of case law in this State concerning pollution of subterranean waters from surface materials dictates…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Phillips v. Sun Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Karr v. Inecto, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Erin Wine & Liquor Store, Inc. v. O'ConnellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
- Erin Wine & Liquor Store, Inc. v. O'ConnellNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Dillon v. Acme Oil Co.New York Supreme Court · 1888
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Fetter v. DeCampAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Kiley v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Flick v. Town of SteubenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993