Legal Opinion
Morgan v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 18, 1996No. Claim No. 76243PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Bell, J.), entered October 24, 1994, upon a decision of the court following a bifurcated trial in favor of claimant Sean Morgan on the issue of liability.
Claimant Sean Morgan (hereinafter claimant) sustained severe personal injuries in January 1986 while driving a two-person bobsled in a competition held at the Mt. Van Hoevenberg bobsled run in the Town of North Elba, Essex County. Although claimant and his brakeperson successfully completed the first of four runs in the competition, in the second run, due to a self-acknowledged mistake in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Basso v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Turcotte v. FellNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Weiss v. FoteNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
- Maddox v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Plumbing, Heating, Piping & Air Conditioning Contractors Ass'n v. New York State Thruway AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Morgan v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
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- Craig v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Plath v. New York State Olympic Regional Development AuthorityNew York Court of Claims · 2002