Legal Opinion
Schmidt v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided November 3, 1950No. Claim No. 29774PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGorman, J.
The present claim arises out of an accident which occurred on February 26,1949, at Jones Beach State Park. The park is owned and operated by the State of New York for the benefit and recreation of its citizens. One of its facilities consists of an outdoor roller skating rink to which an admission fee of twenty-five cents is charged.
On the afternoon in question, while claimant and a girl companion, both experienced skaters, were skating around this rink, they tripped over a raised metal strip which protruded above the surface of the rink, and fell to the ground, the claimant sustaining a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Barrett v. Lake Ontario Beach Improvement Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Ingersoll v. Onondaga Hockey Club, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935
- Brackins v. Olympia, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1946
- Shields v. . Van Kelton Amusement Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1920
- O'Toole v. Thousand Island Park Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923
3Cited by4 opinions
- Benjamin v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1982
- Kaiser v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1967
- Rosensweig v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1955
- Arthur v. Spare Time Recreation, Inc.Ohio Court of Appeals · 2015