Legal Opinion
Vernooy v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided March 25, 1987No. Claim No. 71295Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Donald J. Corbett, Jr., J.
On September 21, 1968, claimants Vernooy and Davidson, then both 15 years of age, were swimming in Lake Champlain *80off the shore of Crab Island when they discovered two rare Georgian bronze cannon.
These cannon are very rare historical artifacts, cast in Woolrich, England, by Andrew Schalch, a Swiss, for King George II in 1748. They were transported to the colonies to aid the British in the French and Indian War, were subsequently captured by the French, and placed on board the warship Muskellunge. In 1759, while patrolling on Lake Champlain, the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Central Trust Co. v. GoldmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Terrace Hotel Co. v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
- Exchange National Bank of Tampa v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1976
- Spickerman v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Russo v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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