Chaffee v. Lawrence

On November 12, 1947, plaintiff’s vehicle collided with a vehicle owned by the State of New York and operated by defendant. Plaintiff filed a claim against the State in the Court of Claims for property damage and thereafter commenced this action in the Supreme Court against defendant. Plaintiff’s claim against the State resulted in a judgment of the Court of Claims finding that plaintiff failed to establish freedom from contributory negligence, which judgment was affirmed on appeal. (Chaffee v. State of New York, 279 App. Div. 682.) Thereafter defendant moved to amend his answer in the…