Tripoli v. State

Appeal from a judgment in favor of claimant, entered April 10, 1978, upon a decision of the Court of Claims. On this appeal from a judgment awarding claimant damages for a fractured wrist he sustained in a fall at the Silver Mine picnic area of the Harriman State Park on June 15, 1975, the State maintains that claimant did not adequately establish liability on its part. The basic facts are relatively simple. The incident occurred on a clear and dry morning shortly after claimant arrived at the park with three companions. Claimant testified that as the group walked from their vehicle to the…