Hagen v. State

Appeal from a judgment, entered August 6, 1973, upon a decision of the Court of Claims. Claimant’s claim for injuries sustained on April 11, 1970, when the car in which she was a passenger crossed the center mall of the Southern State Parkway and collided head-on with another vehicle, was dismissed after trial. No negligence of the State was asserted except its failure to install a barrier in the center mall, which was 26 feet wide. After hearing claimant’s proof, the trial court concluded that the claimant had failed to prove that such omission constituted negligence or was a proximate cause…