Crisafulli v. State

Judgment unanimously reversed, on the law and facts, and new. trial granted, with costs to ■ abide the event. Memorandum: The State appeals from a judgment of the' Court' of Claims declaring . that claimants are entitled to recover damages sustained by them by reason of the negligence of the defendant which resulted in the flooding of claimants’ muck farms at Beaver Meadow near Oneida River which is controlled by the State in the operation of its canal system. The farms are drained by Bell Creek and Sixmile Creek which converge, follow a defined course through Peter Scott Swamp and then empty…