Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1942

Murphy v. State

Murphy v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided March 25, 1942
263 A.D. 1063; 34 N.Y.S.2d 822; 1942 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 8055
Murphy v. State

Opinion of the Court

Judgment affirmed, with costs. All concur, except Crosby, P. J., and Taylor, J., who dissent and 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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