Sankaran v. Sullivan, No. Cv 98-0585292 (Jan. 17, 2001)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.]

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON MOTION TO STRIKE

FACTS

The plaintiffs, Usha Sankaran, Uma Gnanguru and Rukmani Sankaran, were injured when the automobile in which they were riding traveled off Route 2, through a guardrail and struck a tree. The plaintiffs filed a revised complaint on May 10, 1999, alleging that the defendant, James F. Sullivan, the commissioner of transportation, failed in his duty to keep and maintain the highway in a reasonably safe condition. Specifically, the plaintiffs allege that the defendant failed to…