Suligowski v. State

The claim herein seeks the recovery of damages arising from the death of Richard Suligowski as the result of an accident on June 5, 1953, at about 12:30 a.m., due to the skidding of his car on a wet highway and its collision with the east end of the southerly abutment of a bridge in the Village of Bloomingburg on State Highway Route No. 17, Orange County, at or near the line with Sullivan County.

The deceased was alone at the time and there was no direct proof as to what caused the accident, consequently, the cause of action depends upon circumstantial evidence which may, of course, be…