Legal Opinion
Towey v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided June 25, 1958No. Claim No. 31518; Claim No. 31519; Claim No. 31520PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander Del Gtxorno, J.
On December 22, 1951, at about 7:15 p.m., the claimants, Davina Towey and Mary Louise Towey, were riding in a motor vehicle owned by claimant James J. Towey and driven by Mary Louise Towey. They were proceeding easterly on Route 172 from Mount Kisco toward Bedford Village, Westchester County.
Route 172 is a two-lane concrete roadway, with shoulders on each side about 3 feet wide. At the far end of each shoulder there was a drainage ditch of various depths. The road is generally hilly. At a point about 275 feet before reaching the so-called Bessler house was the apex or crown of the road.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Doulin v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Woodruff v. Oleite Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922
- Logan v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
- Logan v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1937
- Jacobs v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1949
3Cited by1 opinion
- Prashant Enterprises, Inc. v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994