Franks v. State

Appeals from judgments in favor of defendant, entered November 6, 1975, upon a decision of the Court of Claims which dismissed the claim in each action. On December 19, 1970 at approximately 12:10 a.m., an automobile driven by William La Plant, in which Sarah Franks and Barry Keene were passengers, collided with a sand truck owned by the State of New York at the Lowman Crossover west of Chemung, New York, on Route 17, a four-lane limited access highway. The mishap occurred as the truck, which had been traveling in a westerly direction, was about to make a U-turn and travel easterly on Route…