Miller v. State

New York State Route 49 runs substantially in an east-west direction between the cities of Utica and Rome in Oneida County. A short distance west of the intersection of Route 49 with a road leading north to Gate No. 2 of the Griffiss Air Base the highway descends at a grade of from five to six percent and makes a curve to the south on the downgrade which curve has a radius of 955 feet. North of the highway and west of the intersection the terrain slopes down toward the road and in this area the State has installed a system of underground drainage pipes which lead into a six-inch vitreous clay…