Legal Opinion
State v. Celli
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 30, 1975No. Proceeding No. 1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Petition unanimously dismissed, without costs. Memorandum: On October 29, 1974, the barge canal near Bushnell’s Basin in the Town of Perinton, County of Monroe, ruptured, causing substantial property damage to the surrounding area. A Monroe County Grand Jury subsequently returned indictments charging petitioners with the crime of reckless endangerment of property (Penal Law, § 145.25). The indictments alleged that petitioners, in the construction of a tunnel under the canal, had created a substantial risk of damage to the property of residents in the area and had consciously disregarded it.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lee v. County Ct. of Erie CountyNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
- Proskin v. County Court of Albany CountyNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Matter of Harris Motors v. KlappNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Ricapito v. PeopleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963
3Cited by3 opinions
- Colf v. SerraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Monroe County Division of Pure Waters v. CelliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Watson v. KurlanderNew York Supreme Court · 1976