Terry v. State

Appeal (1) from a judgment in favor of claimants, entered October 2,1979, upon a decision of the Court of Claims, and (2) from an order of said court, entered September 25, 1979, which denied claimants’ motion to modify the decision by increasing the awards. On August 28, 1977 claimant, then 18 years of age, was severely injured when a boulder fell from above and struck him on the left shoulder as he was standing behind a waterfall at the Taughannock Falls State Park. Damages in his favor have been assessed in the sum of $150,000, with liability apportioned at 50% to the State of New York and…