Byrd v. State

In a claim to recover damages for personal injuries, the claimant appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Bell, J.), entered July 14, 1994, which, after a nonjury trial, dismissed the claim.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The claimant was injured when, while pursuing an errant volleyball, she slipped in a muddy area and her foot went into an erosion channel next to a paved path.

The State has a duty to maintain its premises in a reasonably safe condition (see, Duelk v State of New York, 6 Misc 2d 538; Pope v State of New York, 198 Misc 31, affd 277 App Div 1157). We…