Legal Opinion
Waterman v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided October 24, 1960No. And 3 Other Claims — Nos. 34911, 34912, 23913 and 35135PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRichard S. Heller, J.
Before proceeding to the facts and the disposition of these claims it seems appropriate to discuss the question as to whether or not the liability of the Thruway Authority for negligence is different from the liability imposed upon the State of New York.
The claimants here point to distinctions between highways maintained and operated by the State and highways maintained and operated by the Thruway Authority. They point out that the Thruway Authority is an independent and autonomous corporate body which charges a toll for the use of its highways with the amount of the charge measured by the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Boyce Motor Lines, Inc. v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952
- Greene v. Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Canepa v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Goodwin v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Zeidner v. WulforstDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1961
- Retzel v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1978
- Reiben v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1961