McNaughton v. State

—Appeal by claimant from a judgment of the Court of Claims dismissing a claim for personal injuries sustained by reason of alleged negligent construction and maintenance of a highway. On January 20, 1955, shortly after 11:00 p.m., claimant was driving his new automobile which he had purchased that day on a State highway known as Route 121 between Bedford and Cross River in Westchester County, New York. As he was negotiating a left turn he pulled his ear to the extreme right of the highway and felt his right wheels drop off onto the shoulder. It is claimant’s contention that the shoulder was…