Legal Opinion
Vogel v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided September 26, 1953No. Claim No. 30600PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYoung, J.
The Belleayre Mountain Ski Center is a ski resort owned by the State of New York and operated and maintained by its Conservation Department. Among its facilities is a chair lift, a device for transporting skiers upmountain. During the summer, the lift is used to carry sightseers.
*615The lift is about 3,000 feet in length, rising in elevation 784 feet, and consists of a series of chairs suspended about 75 feet apart from a continuous cable. An engine at the bottom of the slope supplies motive power to the cable causing the chairs to travel at a speed of about 500 feet per minute. The usual…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Griffen v. . ManiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Michigan Public Utilities Commission v. DukeSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Putnam v. . B'dway Seventh Ave. R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Jackson Architectural Iron Works v. HurlbutNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Wright v. Mt. Mansfield Lift, Inc.District Court, D. Vermont · 1951
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Squaw Valley Ski Corp. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
- Summit County Development Corporation v. BagnoliSupreme Court of Colorado · 1968
- McDaniel v. DowellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
- Hershel Krasnow v. National Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Friedman v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1967
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