LAWSON v. STATE OF NEW YORK


207 Misc. 542 (1955)

Albert P. Lawson, Claimant, v. State of New York, Defendant. (Claim No. 31525.)

Court of Claims.

March 24, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph B. Murphy and Perry B. Rauch for claimant.

Nathaniel L. Goldstein, Attorney-General (Harold S. Coyne of counsel), for defendant.


MAJOR, J.

This is a claim for personal injuries sustained by the claimant on July 27, 1952, when he dove into the water within the swimming area at Selkirk State Park, which is located on the east shore of Lake Ontario. This park is owned and operated by the State of New York and is open to the general public as a resort.

The swimming area is designated by buoy lines extending northerly about seventy...

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