Evans v. State

—In a negligence claim to recover damages for personal injuries, the parties cross-appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Lengyel, J.), entered July 24, 1984, which awarded claimant damages in the principal sum of $3,000.

Judgment modified, on the facts and as an exercise of discretion, by increasing the damage award to the principal sum of $10,000. As so modified, judgment affirmed, without costs or disbursements, and matter remitted to the Court of Claims for entry of an appropriate amended judgment in accordance herewith.

Claimant’s son, William, is a mentally retarded individual who…