Legal Opinion
Eason v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided May 16, 1951No. Claim No. 30008; Claim No. 30009PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLounsberry, P. J.
Just before they intersect near Mariaville, New York, State Highway Routes 159 and 407 are connected by a short curving spur, which is also a State highway. To the west of this spur, the State highway maintenance crew was in the habit of dumping and burning grass and other trimmings from the shoulders of the nearby highways.
On July 19 and 20,1948, the highway crew dumped altogether three loads of dry cuttings at this spot forming a pile some fifteen to twenty feet long, six to eight feet wide and six to eight feet high. It was located in an open area some twenty to twenty-five feet west of…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Walsh v. Fitchburg RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Carbone v. MacKchil Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Morse v. Buffalo Tank Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Tierney v. New York Dugan Bros., Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1942
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3Cited by2 opinions
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