Legal Opinion
Hilscher v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided April 10, 1970No. Claim No. 45232; Claim No. 45320PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMilton Albert, J.
On May 14, 1963, a building belonging to claimants William and John Hilscher, located in the Town of Taghkanic in Columbia County, was destroyed by fire. An investigation of the cause of the fire was made by the Sheriff of Columbia County, this being the last of a series of four fires in the area over a period of a few weeks.
In the course of his investigation, the Sheriff questioned a number of people, including some boys from the Wassaic State School who were working on a farm owned by a Mr. Muth. The Muth farm was adjacent to the Hilscher property. During the investigation one Robert Brown,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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