Legal Opinion

Niles v. State

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

Decided February 3, 1994PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.

Appeal from a judgment in favor of the State, entered August 13, 1992, upon a decision of the Court of Claims (Lyons, J.).

William Niles* commenced this negligence action to recover damages he sustained when the vehicle he was driving turned over after striking a guardrail located on the exit ramp leading from U.S. Route 9 to Livingston Avenue in the City of Albany. Following a trial, the Court of Claims dismissed the claim after finding that the State was not negligent. This appeal ensued.

The theory underlying this claim is that the State improperly maintained a barricade system along Route 9…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Weiss v. FoteNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
  2. Alexander v. EldredNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Kelly v. WassermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
  4. Cordts v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  5. Briar Hill Apartments Co. v. TepermanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Hoover v. GeraldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  2. J & J Structures, Inc. v. Callanan Industries, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  3. Hunt v. HuntAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. Ether v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  5. Redcross v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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