SCHUMM v. STATE


12 A.D.2d 682 (1960)

Margaret Schumm, Respondent, v. State of New York, Appellant. (Claim No. 34988.)

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

December 2, 1960


The accident happened in Palisades Interstate Park, which consists of a mountainous area on the west shore of the Hudson River. There are many protrusions of rock from the underlying solid rock formation which project above the surface of the ground in the picnic area. It is undisputed that all loose stones were raked up and removed. A part of a permanent rock formation protruded about one foot above the ground surface a foot or two away from a picnic bench. This protrusion...

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