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Rinaldi v. State

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

Decided November 13, 1975No. Claim No. 57951PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.

At about 7:20 p.m. on November 8, 1972, Albert Rinaldi, deceased, was operating his automobile in a generally southerly direction on New York State Highway Route No. 22, as he was homeward bound from his employment at the Castle Precision Instruments Company. At a point on the highway about two tenths of a mile northerly of the north boundary of Putnam County and where the highway is bounded on the west by property of one Nikola, a large leader limb from a 160-year-old maple tree fell, and crashed down on Rinaldi’s vehicle, causing his death. The maple tree was located within the highway…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Doulin v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
  2. Shaknis v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
  3. Edgett v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1959
  4. Berkshire Mutual Fire Insurance v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1959

3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Ivancic v. OlmsteadNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Fasano v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  3. Ferris v. County of SuffolkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. O'Rourke v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
  5. Fowle v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

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