Legal Opinion

Billington v. State

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 4, 1969No. Claim No. 41679PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSweeney, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims which dismissed a claim for damages for personal injuries sustained by the infant claimant, upon a finding that there was no actionable negligence on the part of the State and that claimant was eontributorily negligent. The trial was concerned solely with the question of liability. Claimant-appellant at about 8:00 p.m. on November 18, 1962 at the age of 11 was walking behind her sister and another girl on a sidewalk on Cleveland Avenue in the City of Amsterdam when she slipped and fell sustaining the injuries for which recovery is sought. The walk…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Boyce Motor Lines, Inc. v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952
  2. Stapleton v. Church of PilgrimsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1934

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of PoggemeyerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. Larkin v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. Gillette v. Heinrich Motors, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  4. Fogel v. GoodelmanAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1979
  5. Cayea v. State of New York Thruway AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977

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