La Rocco v. State

This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the claimant as a result of the alleged negligence of the State.

On May 24, 1952, the claimant, who was then 16 years of age, and five of his friends, ranging in age from 13 to 14 years, rode in two automobiles to Jones Beach State Park. When the party arrived there, an entrance fee was paid and the car in which he had been a passenger proceeded to parking field No. 2, where the car was parked. The claimant and his friends then went down to the beach in front of parking field No. 2, which is known as area No. 2, where…