Legal Opinion
Viggiano v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided August 11, 1965No. Claim No. 40589PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtDorothea E. Donaldson, J.
On January 5, 1959, at about 1 o’clock in the afternoon, claimant Anne Viggiano was seriously and permanently injured in a fall she incurred while riding a bicycle. That accident is the foundation for the present lawsuit. Filing was timely and the matter has not been adjudicated elsewhere.
Mrs. Viggiano left her home at about 12:30 in the afternoon on the day in question and set out on an errand for her husband. Her conveyance was a Dutch-made bicycle which she had purchased secondhand some six months before, equipped with a three-speed gearshift and hand brakes. Her route took her over…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sutphen v. Town of North HempsteadNew York Supreme Court · 1894
- Halpin v. New York Railways Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
- Halpin v. New York Railways CorporationNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Coss v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1958
3Cited by1 opinion
- Gargano v. HaningtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972