Johnson v. State

—Mugglin, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (McNamara, J.), entered June 25, 1998, upon a decision of the court in favor of the State.

Claimant seeks to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when she lost control of her vehicle on a patch of ice on State Route 209 in Ulster County. She alleged that the State created the dangerous condition and failed to take remedial action. The Court of Claims determined that the State did create the condition which caused the ice to form, but that the State’s maintenance practice was reasonable in responding to the condition and,…