Herman v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Titone, J. P.
The question before this court is whether, under the circumstances, the State of New York had the legal duty to post signs warning bathers of the presence of sandbars at Jones Beach in Long Island.
On August 4, 1976, the claimant, Glen Herman, proceeded to the West End 2 section of Jones Beach with three friends. Earlier that summer he had frequented that area *162of the beach approximately six times. Upon entering the water on August 4, he proceeded about 75 to 100 feet from shore. He then executed a surface dive and, as a result, sustained severe personal…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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