Legal Opinion

Rittenhouse v. State of New York

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

Decided November 25, 1987PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Levine, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Benza, J.), entered May 22, 1986, which dismissed the claim.

On March 18, 1983 at about 10:00 p.m., claimant’s decedent was fatally injured in a one-car accident when the vehicle she was driving in an easterly direction on Route 9P in the Town *775of Malta, Saratoga County, left the highway and struck a tree some 20 feet from the edge of the pavement. In the vicinity of the accident, the highway had a series of "S” curves at a slight downgrade for eastbound traffic. There was an advanced highway warning system at the approach to the curves…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Weiss v. FoteNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
  2. Van De Bogart v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  3. Holscher v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
  4. Holscher v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. Kaplan v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1960

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Merino v.New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  2. Appelbaum v. County of SullivanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  3. Merchant v. Town of HalfmoonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  4. Facci v. General Electric Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. Trautman v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

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