Legal Opinion
Wight v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided March 20, 1978No. Claim No. 59022PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*561OPINION OF THE COURT
Jeremiah J. Moriarty, J.
Claimant seeks damages for personal injuries and property damage suffered by him on January 11, 1973 when the snowmobile he was operating struck a concrete dock. The claim was timely filed and has not been assigned.
On the evening in question, claimant and six other men attended a business meeting at the Shoreline Restaurant in Bemus Point on the east side of Chautauqua Lake. The meeting lasted from approximately 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. They remained at the restaurant an additional half hour during which time they shared one six pack of beer.
At about 9:30…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Basso v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Scurti v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Le Roux v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Rock v. Concrete Materials, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
3Cited by8 opinions
- O'Keefe v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Curtiss v. County of ChemungAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Mattison v. Hudson Falls Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Sega v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Hahn v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Centre County1980
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