Salas v. Town of Lake Luzerne

Appeals (1) from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Sheridan, J.), entered May 22, 2001 in Warren County, upon a verdict rendered in favor of plaintiff, and (2) from an order of said court, entered April 30, 2001 in Warren County, which, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict.

In June 1994, Steven A. Romero (hereinafter decedent) drowned in the Hudson River near Rockwell Falls and the Hadley-Lake Luzerne Bridge (hereinafter the bridge) in the Town of Lake Luzerne, Warren County. On that day, decedent and several friends, including Alana Bader, arrived in the area, walked…