Legal Opinion
Burdick v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided July 12, 1957No. Claim No. 33235; Claim No. 33636PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtRichard S. Heller, J.
These claims arise from an accident which occurred on July 9,1954, in Chenango County, New York. Richard W. Page was driving a car owned by his father, Reford L. Page, with Janet M. Burdick as a passenger.
The young couple had attended a movie and following this they decided to take a short drive before going home. It was on the return trip that Richard W. Page drove the car across New York State Highway Route No. 235 into a bank, causing the injuries alleged in the claim.
The reason for driving across Route 235 into the bank can best be explained by stating the facts as they occurred.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ziehm v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1946
- Croniser v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1949
3Cited by1 opinion
- Barber v. Town of NorthumberlandNew York Supreme Court · 1983