Stern v. State

State appeals from several judgments of the Court of Claims, which awarded damages to claimants encompassing personal injuries to three claimants, medical expenses, loss of services and property damage. The amounts are not questioned on this appeal. The State contends only that its negligence was not proven and, in the case of the claimant Herman J. Stern, driver of the ear involved in the accident, freedom from contributory negligence was not proven. The claims are based upon *1116allegations that the State highway in the area where the accident occurred was abnormally slippery when wet; that…