Keyworth v. State

Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims dismissing on the merits, after trial, the claim of Clifford Keyworth for the death of his wife when her ear collided with a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Routes 32 and 23-A near Palenville in Greene County. There is no question of law involved here. The accident occurred on November 19, 1958, about 2:30 P.M., while the decedent was driving east on Route 23-A and a tractor-trailer was proceeding south on Route 32. Traffic at the intersection of the two highways is controlled by an automatic traffic signal which the appellant maintains was…