Mettendorf v. State

At about 3:30 a.m. on the morning of September 27, 1959, weather clear and dry and traffic light, while traveling south on Route 219 in the vicinity of Forth Boston, Erie County, a State-maintained two-lane highway, claimant was stopped by a State trooper for speeding.

Claimant stated an unmarked police car, siren on, went ahead of him; he followed it, slowed down to five miles per hour, did not signal or pull off the paved portion of the highway, when he was struck in the rear by a second unmarked police car following him, causing the personal injuries and property damage for which he seeks…