Long v. State

Motion by the State to dismiss the claim. Claimant, while walking in front of the Fourteenth Street Armory, was struck on the head by a heavy falling object which had been attached to the armory building, suffering injuries for which he seeks damages against the State, alleging its negligence. The question concerns the State’s liability.

*704Prior to the enactment of section 8-a of the Court of Claims Act, the court had no jurisdiction of an action against the State for the torts of members of the National Guard, since it had not waived its immunity from such liability (Farina v. State of New…