Politi v. State

Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Collins, J.), entered May 11, 2012, upon a decision of the court in favor of defendant.

On a sunny day in June 2007, claimant was riding his motorcycle in a line of other motorcyclists on a rural state road when he alone failed to negotiate a curve and was injured. He commenced this action claiming that defendant had negligently posted confusing signs that were not in accordance with the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (hereinafter MUTCD) and allowed excessive amounts of sand and gravel to be present on the road. At trial on the issue of…