Segnit v. State

In a claim to recover damages for personal injuries, the claimant appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Lengyel, J.), dated February 27, 1987, which, after trial, dismissed her claim.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The Court of Claims properly dismissed the claim. The claimant’s expert testified that when the subject bridge was built approximately 50 years ago it met the then-current standards. The State was not obligated to subsequently replace the cast iron guardrails simply because better guardrails became available (see, Van De Bogart v…