Legal Opinion

Lichtenstein v. State

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

Decided July 30, 1998No. Claim No. 90525PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Carpinello, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Hanifin, J.), entered June 4, 1997, which granted the State’s motion to dismiss the claim.

After entering the westbound lane of State Route 17 in the Town of Liberty, Sullivan County, in the wrong direction, Abraham Lichtenstein (hereinafter decedent) died as a result of *922injuries sustained in an ensuing collision. The accident occurred on August 14, 1994 and decedent died intestate. Three months later claimant, his widow, filed a “verified claim” against the State for decedent’s personal injuries and wrongful death and her own…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Carrick v. Central General HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. George v. Mt. Sinai HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. Dreger v. New York State Thruway AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. Calco v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  5. Jones v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1980

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Thomas v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. Wright v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 2003
  3. Liddell v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1999
  4. Claim of DeMairo v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 2017
  5. Francis v. State of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023

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