Ishak v. State

—In a claim to recover damages for personal injuries and wrongful death, the claimant appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims (O’Rourke, J.), dated November 5, 1999, which, after a nonjury trial, dismissed the claim.

Ordered that the notice of appeal from a decision of the Court of Claims dated September 24, 1999, is deemed to be a premature notice of appeal from the judgment (see, CPLR 5520 [c]); and it is further,

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The instant claim arises out of a motor vehicle accident on Route 6 on May 24, 1992. The decedent, Fayza Ishak, was driving…