Legal Opinion
Zulauf v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided May 9, 1983No. Claim No. 62853; Claim No. 62900; Claim No. 63333PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Thomas J. Lowery, J.
At about 9:00 p.m. on October 11, 1978, Louise Baratier, Blanche Peltier and William Peltier, Jr. were killed instantly when their vehicle was struck during a high speed police chase. Damages are sought for their wrongful deaths. The trial was bifurcated and limited to the issue of the State’s liability.
The accident occurred at a train crossing on LaCasse Road in the Town of Mexico, Oswego County, New York. At che time, the decedents’ vehicle was stopped on the west side of the tracks waiting for a southbound freight train to pass. It was dusk, and the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Hall v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1972
- Selkowitz v. County of NassauNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Weigand v. . United Traction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Stanton v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- Stanton v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1967
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Saarinen v. KerrNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1984
- Morais v. YeeSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
- McAlister v. SchwartzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Estate of Aten v. City of TucsonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1991
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