Hardy v. State

—In a claim to recover damages for personal injuries, the claimant appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Waldon, J.), dated March 13, 2001, which, upon the granting of the defendant’s motion, made at the close of the claimant’s opening statement, to dismiss the claim for failure to state a prima facie case, dismissed the claim.

*401Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

On April 14, 1997, the claimant was playing in a basketball game organized by the New York City Police Athletic League (hereinafter the P.A.L.) at a gymnasium owned by the State of New York. The moveable…