Mark v. State

Following the trial of this claim, the stenographer’s minutes were transcribed and the case was submitted upon briefs of counsel. The proofs and the arguments were duly considered by the court and thereafter a formal decision was rendered dismissing both claims. The dismissal was based upon a finding of fact that the claimant, Garren Mark, was not free from contributory negligence. She had sustained personal injuries' in a fall from a bicycle on a street in a housing project maintained at the time by the State of New York although then the subject of demolition. The court found as facts that…