Burke v. State
New York Court of Claims
Claim against the State for damages for wrongfully causing death through negligence in the operation of an inclined railway upon the State reservation at Niagara Falls.
1Opinion of the CourtMurray, J.
The above claimants seek to establish the responsibility of the State for the precipitation of the cars on the inclined railway at Hiagara Falls, on July 6, 1907, and to recover damages for the passengers who were in the cars at said time and suffered injury therefrom. The question of liability was tried in the above mentioned claims, and proof of the injuries received and of the loss sustained was offered in each case.
By the Laws of 1883, chapter 336, the State was authorized to acquire the property afterward known as Hew York State reservation at Hiagara, and, about July, 1885, it was…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Cole v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Griffen v. . ManiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Mayor of New-York v. BaileyNew York Supreme Court · 1845
- Bissell v. Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad CompaniesNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- People, Ex Rel. Wood v. . LacombeNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
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- Green v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1919
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