White Plains Towing Corp. v. State

In a claim to recover damages for breach of contract, the claimants appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Lengyel, J.), entered April 11, 1990, which dismissed the claim.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

On appeal, the claimants contend, inter alia, that the Court of Claims erred in rejecting their attempt to utilize the verified bill of particulars as evidence-in-chief establishing *504that the State had breached the subject contract. It is elementary that the purposes of a bill of particulars are to amplify pleadings, limit proof, and prevent surprise at trial (see,…