HERMAN v. STATE OF NEW YORK


94 A.D.2d 161 (1983)

Glen Herman, Respondent-Appellant, v. State of New York, Appellant-Respondent. (Claim No. 62036.)

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

June 13, 1983


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Peter J. Dooley and Jeremiah Jochnowitz of counsel), for appellant-respondent.

Leight, Weinstein & Gershuny (Michael J. Grenthal of counsel; Michael J. Krakower on the brief), for respondent-appellant.

MANGANO, GIBBONS and WEINSTEIN, JJ., concur.


TITONE, J. P.

The question before this court is whether, under the circumstances, the State of New York had the legal duty to post signs warning bathers of the presence of sandbars at Jones Beach in Long Island.

On August 4, 1976, the claimant, Glen Herman, proceeded to the West End 2 section of Jones Beach with three friends. Earlier that summer he had frequented that area of the beach approximately...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases