Legal Opinion
Friedman v. State of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 1, 1986PublishedCited by 252 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Alexander, J.
In each of these personal injury actions arising out of "crossover” accidents occurring on highways constructed and maintained by the State of New York in which a vehicle crossed the median dividing opposing lanes of traffic, a common issue is presented: whether the State breached its duty to alleviate a known hazardous highway condition. The alleged negligence in each case was the State’s failure to install median barriers at the accident site. The facts in each case are as follows.
Friedman v State of New York
On March 15, 1978, at about 5:00 p.m., claimant…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Weiss v. FoteNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
- Matter of NathanielNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Alexander v. EldredNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Tomassi v. Town of UnionNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Lopes v. RostadNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by252 opinions
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