Legal Opinion

Chavez v. State of New York

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

Decided May 25, 2016No. 2014-02716PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a claim to recover damages for personal injuries and wrongful death, the claimant appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Mignano, J.), dated January 22, 2014, which, upon a decision of the same court dated December 1, 2013, made after a nonjury trial, is in favor of the defendant and against him, dismissing the claim.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The claimant’s decedent died from injuries allegedly sustained when his car skidded on ice on a section of Route 17M in Orange County, causing his vehicle to crash into a bus. The accident occurred around noon on…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Northern Westchester Professional Park Associates v. Town of BedfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Weiss v. FoteNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
  3. Friedman v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  4. DePaula v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  5. Sinski v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  2. Rodriguez v. State of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018
  3. Rubio v. State of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019
  4. W.M. Movers, Inc. v. State of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019

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