Reavey v. State

— In a claim to recover damages for personal injuries, the claimant appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims (McCabe, J.), dated June 14, 1985, which, after a nonjury trial on the issue of liability, dismissed the claim.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, with costs, the claimant is awarded judgment against the defendant on the issue of liability, and the matter is remitted to the Court of Claims for a trial on the issue of damages.

We have reviewed the record and conclude that the claimant proved, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the proximate cause of her injuries was the…