Legal Opinion
Taylor v. State of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 18, 1951No. Claim 28330; Claim 28266; Claim 28481; Claim 28509PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Desmond,
J. All of the above-entitled claims against the State are for damages caused by the flooding of Oneida Lake, one of the “ Finger Lakes ” in central New York. The Taylor and Moltion claims relate to a flood in October, 1945, and the Black and Harvey cases to a flood in the spring of 1947. All the claimants own cottages on the* shore of the lake, which is some 20 miles long, 4 to 5 miles wide at places, and long known for its violent storms. The Black and Harvey claims were tried jointly, but there were separate trials as to Taylor and Moltion. The theory of each suit-is that the flood…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Reich v. . CochranNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Prentice v. . GeigerNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Dufel v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
- Stiles v. HookerNew York Supreme Court · 1827
- Di Laura v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1939
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Boland v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Waterman v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963
- People v. System Properties, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1957
- Hudleasco, Inc. v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1977
- Chartrand v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
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