Legal Opinion
Butterfield v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided March 15, 1922No. Claim No. 15521Published
Claim to recover for death of militiaman.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
This claim is for the recovery of damages resulting from the death of Arthur O. Butterfield, a private in the New York State Guard, who was drowned in lock No. 7 of the Barge canal, at Fort Edward, on August 14, 1917, while in the performance of ordered military duty, patrolling the lock.
The deceased was a healthy, industrious young man of good habits, a little over twenty years of age, and lived at home with his parents.
In June or July, 1917, by voluntary enlistment, he became a soldier in the Guard and four days before his death was assigned to duty as one of a detail to guard the lock…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Morrison v. . New York Central and Hudson River Rd. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
- McAuliffe v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1919
- Norwood v. Preferred Accident InsuranceAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1907