Legal Opinion
Gomes v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 15, 2000No. Claim No. 93027PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a claim to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the claimants appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Ruderman, J.), dated June 14, 1999, which, after a nonjury trial, dismissed the claim.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
The claimant Antonio Gomes allegedly sustained physical injuries when an aluminum extension ladder upon which he was working suddenly began telescoping downward, stopping when his arm became caught between the rungs. Gomes’s testimony failed to explain how or why the ladder began contracting. The State proffered the testimony of its safety…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Hambsch v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Tucker v. ElimelechAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Edgewater Apartments, Inc. v. FlynnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
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