Hobbs v. State

Appeals from a judgment in favor of defendant, entered August 1, 1974, upon a decision of the Court of Claims which dismissed both claims at the close of the evidence. On December 14, 1969, at approximately 12:30 a.m., decedent Burns was traveling eastward on Route 28 in the vicinity of Kingston, New York. At that moment, decedent Hobbs was a passenger in an automobile owned and operated by Thomas Connors proceeding in a westerly direction along Route 28. The weather was clear and cold. The Connors’ vehicle drove up a hill as the Burns’ vehicle was negotiating a curve at the crest of the…