Case Name: Cora L. Spink, as Administratrix, etc., of Fanny M. Lincoln, Appellant, v. The State of New York, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1938-10-05
Citations: 255 A.D. 824
Docket Number: Claim No. 23595
Parties: Cora L. Spink, as Administratrix, etc., of Fanny M. Lincoln, Appellant, v. The State of New York, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 255
Pages: 824–824

Head Matter:
Cora L. Spink, as Administratrix, etc., of Fanny M. Lincoln, Appellant, v. The State of New York, Respondent.
(Claim No. 23595.)

Opinion:
— Judgment affirmed, with costs. Memorandum: The proximate cause of the accident was the fact that the tractor and trailer as they descended the hill were not under the control of the operator. No negligence on the part of the defendant was shown either as to the construction of the road or as to defects or as to signs. All concur. (The judgment dismisses a claim for damages due to negligence in highway maintenance.) Present — Sears, P. J., Lewis, Cunningham, Taylor and Dowling, JJ.