Vachon v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Collins, J.), entered May 24, 2000, upon a decision of the court following a bifurcated trial on the issue of liability which granted the State’s posttrial motion to dismiss the claim.
On April 7, 1997, claimant tripped and fell down a stairway while exiting the State Capitol from the south portico heading west on State Street in the City of Albany. Claimant commenced this action alleging that the State negligently allowed the existence of a hazardous and dangerous condition on the landing of the portico leading to the stairway because it was *529compr…
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