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Stento v. State

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

Decided December 11, 1997No. Claim No. 89016PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCardona, P. J.

Appeal from an order of the Court of Claims (Hanifin, J.), entered December 9, 1996, which granted the State’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the claim.

On January 10, 1994 at approximately 4:30 p.m., claimant, an experienced skier who had skied at Chenango Valley State Park in Broome County on numerous occasions, was cross-country skiing on that part of the park constituting the golf course, with which he was unfamiliar, when he skied off a 15 to 20-foot “cliff” created by the three-tiered fourth tee. There were no markings or warnings posted indicating the approximately six-foot drop…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ferres v. City of New RochelleNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Iannotti v. Consolidated Rail Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. Bragg v. Genesee County Agricultural SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. Albright v. MetzNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
  5. Wilkins v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Quackenbush v. City of BuffaloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. Perrott v. City of TroyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  3. Blair v. Newstead Snowseekers, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  4. Myers v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. McCarthy v. New York State Canal Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939

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