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Sletten v. State of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jun 1, 1953
282 App. Div. 751 (N.Y. App. Div. 1953)

Opinion

June 1, 1953.

Appeal from Court of Claims.


The claimants cross-appeal on the ground of inadequacy and because interest from the date of the decision to the date of the entry of judgment was not included in the judgment. The accident occurred in the village of Fishkill, N.Y., at or near the point where Jackson Street intersects State highway 52. The trial court has found that claimants' car was forced to bear to the right because of two oncoming vehicles, one attempting to pass the other, and that in so doing the right front wheel of claimants' car entered a rut at the edge of the concrete pavement, throwing the car out of control and causing it to strike a tree. The court has also found that the rut was two feet long and six inches deep and had existed for about two months prior to the accident, and that this defective condition of the shoulder was the proximate cause of the accident. There is sufficient evidence in the record to sustain these findings. Although the injuries were very serious, the awards were substantial, and we do not deem them inadequate. The decision of the court was made on April 28, 1952, and the judgment was not entered by the Clerk of the Court of Claims until May 21, 1952, and did not include interest during the interval. Pursuant to section 480 of the Civil Practice Act, claimants are entitled to interest from the date of the decision, and it should have been included in the judgment. Judgment modified to include interest from April 28, 1952, to the date of entry, and as so modified, on the law and facts, affirmed, with costs. Foster, P.J., Bergan, Coon, Halpern and Imrie, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Sletten v. State of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jun 1, 1953
282 App. Div. 751 (N.Y. App. Div. 1953)
Case details for

Sletten v. State of New York

Case Details

Full title:MARTIN R. SLETTEN, an Infant, by His Guardian ad Litem, ALVIN B. SLETTEN…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department

Date published: Jun 1, 1953

Citations

282 App. Div. 751 (N.Y. App. Div. 1953)

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