New York State Electric & Gas Corp. v. State

In a claim to recover for damage to property, the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Mignano, J.), entered June 19, 2003, which, upon an order of the same court dated December 19, 2002, granting the claimant’s motion for summary judgment, and an order of the same court entered June 11, 2003, adopting a stipulation of the parties as to damages, is in favor of the claimant and against it in the principal sum of $8,500.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, with costs, the orders are vacated, and the motion is denied.

The defendant’s employee was mowing the…