Legal Opinion
Morgan v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided September 20, 1994No. Claim No. 76243PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*986OPINION OF THE COURT
John L. Bell, J.
On January 11, 1986, claimant sustained severe personal injuries when the two-man bobsled he was driving crashed during the National Bobsled Championship at the Olympic bobsled run on Mount Van Hoevenberg, Town of North Elba, Essex County. The crash occurred in the exit chute section of the run beyond the finish line. The gravamen of claimant’s negligence cause of action rests upon the purportedly dangerous condition of the exit chute. The trial was bifurcated and thus issues related to liability are currently before the court.
It merits noting at the outset…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Basso v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Turcotte v. FellNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Benitez v. New York City Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Akins v. Glens Falls City School DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Maddox v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Morgan v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1997