Mikula v. Duliba
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Moule, J.
The question presented on this appeal is the applicable standard of care in a negligence action based upon a hunting accident.
At trial, the testimony of several witnesses established the manner in which the accident occurred. In late November, 1977 plaintiff went hunting on defendant’s land where he had previously hunted without defendant’s permission. The day was cold and overcast. The area of defendant’s land, where plaintiff hunted, was hilly, wooded and covered with thick brush. At the time of the accident, plaintiff was on a sloping bank of a hill surrounded…
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