Harford v. State

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims which dismissed the claim, following a trial, on a finding of freedom from negligence against the State and contributory negligence on the part of the decedent. The accident happened on September 10, 1955, at about 1:30 P.M., on a sunny, dry day. The automobile operated by the decedent was proceeding along a macadam road until it reached a bridge where the road bed became concrete. After crossing the bridge, the road curved to the left but was level. There was an unobstructed view in the direction in which the automobile of the decedent…