Tiperneni v. State

— Judgment unanimously reversed, on the law and facts, with costs, and matter remitted to Court of Claims for a trial on the issue of damages only. Memorandum: Claimant suffered a broken hip on September 6, 1981 when she tripped and fell while crossing a pedestrian bridge from the parking area to Prospect Point *1004State Park in Niagara Falls, New York. She filed a notice of claim seeking to recover damages for personal injuries, claiming that the State was negligent "in failing to properly maintain the surface of said pedestrian walkway bridge in a safe manner, free from holes and ruts which…