Legal Opinion
Eckerlin v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided April 10, 1959No. Claim No. 34537; Claim No. 34538PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCharles T. Major, J.
These claims were filed to recover damages sustained by claimants alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the State of New York, due to improper maintenance of State Highway Route 57.
On December 25, 1956, between 9:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., claimants were proceeding southerly in the west lane along Route 57 *225in Louis Eckerlin’s Plymouth automobile driven by his wife, Ruth Eckerlin. When claimants were about four miles south of Fulton, Ruth Eckerlin saw a black car about 200 feet away, coming from the opposite direction on the easterly lane. She testified that she observed the front…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Taylor v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
- Taylor v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941
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3Cited by2 opinions
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