Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1942

Roth v. State

Roth v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided March 25, 1942
263 A.D. 1062; 35 N.Y.S.2d 462; 1942 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 8054
Roth v. State

Opinion of the Court

Judgment affirmed, with costs. All concur, except Crosby, P. J., and Taylor, J., who dissent *1063and vote for reversal and for dismissal of the claim on the grounds as a matter of law there was no negligence upon the part of the State; as matter of law decedent was guilty of contributory negligence; and, in any event, decedent was at most a bare licensee. (The judgment awards damages for the death of claimant’s intestate resulting by reason of dangerous condition of swimming beach.) Present — Crosby, P. J., Taylor, Dowling, Harris and MeCurn, JJ.

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