Legal Opinion
Prior Aviation Service, Inc. v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided June 26, 1979No. Claim No. 58951PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*238OPINION OF THE COURT
Jeremiah J. Moriarty, J.
Claimant seeks damages from the State of New York for the destruction of its helicopter when it crashed into the upper Niagara River in a celebrated and well-publicized attempted rescue of people stranded in the rapids just above Niagara Falls. The claim was timely filed and has not been assigned.
On the afternoon of October. 7, 1973, three adults and an 18-month-old baby were riding in a pleasure boat on the upper Niagara River. Apparently unaware of the danger presented by the rapids which immediately precede Niagara Falls, the party ventured into…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wagner v. International Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Meistinsky v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
- Wrynn v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1961
- Brody v. P. J. LeamyNew York Supreme Court · 1977
- Meistinsky v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
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3Cited by2 opinions
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- Newman v. McDonald's Restaurants of New York, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008