Legal Opinion
Tortora v. State of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 19, 1935No. Claim 21971PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrouch, J.
The claim of the respondent as claimant in the Court of Claims was dismissed at the close of his case; the Appellate Division reversed and ordered a new trial, from which appeal was taken on a stipulation for judgment absolute.
The claimant, while an inmate of Sing Sing Prison, started a fire in a stove which had been supplied and installed by the prison authorities for his use in warming a small fire house. The stove, previously used in the warden’s garage, had been there connected with a hot water tank by two pipes running up the back of the stove, which were still attached. It had not been…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Galbraith v. BuschNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Hart v. . Hudson River Bridge CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Duhme v. . Hamburg-American Packet Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Anderson v. International Mercantile Marine Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
- Anderson v. International Mercantile Marine CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
3Cited by40 opinions
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- Mortensen v. Memorial HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Boyce Motor Lines, Inc. v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952
- Cole v. SwaglerNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
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