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Lapchenko v. State

New York Court of Claims

Decided June 18, 1956No. Claim No. 31599; Claim No. 31598PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCharles T. Major, J.

About 5:45 a.m., on August 30, 1952 claimant Peter Lapchenko, 27 years of age, experienced and awake, was driving a 1949 Mack tractor with a 1949 Fruehauf trailer attached, in a southerly direction on New York State Route 11. The tractor and trailer were owned by claimant Ward Baking Company. On reaching a point in the hamlet of Adams Center, he was operating the vehicle at approximately 28 to 30 miles per hour, when the driver of a passenger vehicle traveling in the same direction, signalled his desire to pass by blowing the horn. Lapchenko thereupon pulled his vehicle to the right, toward…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Embler v. . Town of WallkillNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
  2. Messinger v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1944
  3. Brown v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1945
  4. Tagg v. City of LockportAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
  5. Julian v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1946

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Robert Neff & Sons, Inc. v. City of LancasterOhio Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Edgett v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1959
  3. Jones v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1962
  4. Harris v. Village of East HillsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975

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