PENZELL v. STATE OF NEW YORK


120 Misc.2d 600 (1983)

Murray Penzell, as Administrator of The Estate of Beth S. Penzell, Deceased, Claimant, v. State of New York, Defendant. (Claim No. 64832.)

Court of Claims.

August 10, 1983


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murray Pudalov and Cooperstein & Beck (Leland Stuart Beck of counsel), for claimant. Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Nancy Hornstein of counsel), for defendant.


GERARD M. WEISBERG, J.

This claim involves the tragic death of Beth Susan Penzell (decedent) in a motorcycle accident. Murray Penzell (claimant), her father and administrator of her estate, has brought this wrongful death action.

On the evening of June 20, 1980, at about 9:00 P.M., Ms. Penzell arrived at the home of Marc S. Dattoma in Freeport, New York. They had known each other for approximately one and one-half months prior to that date. For...

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