Legal Opinion
Agnew v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided March 14, 1938No. Claim No. 23684; Claim No. 23685PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, J.
On Saturday morning, January 26, 1929, the Plattsburg State Normal School at Plattsburg, N. Y., was destroyed by fire. At the time the fire was discovered John C. Agnew, Jr., the infant claimant, was in the school building. He was a regular student of the school, but Saturday was not a regularly appointed school day and he was present as a member or a prospective member of a school band and was awaiting a lesson in music from Professor Street, the school’s director in music.
In an endeavor to leave the building and escape the fire, he jumped or fell from a window on the southerly end of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- People v. FrisbieCalifornia Supreme Court · 1864
- Babcock v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
- Davis v. President of MenashaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1867
- Calkins v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1867
3Cited by3 opinions
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