Thompson v. State

—Crew III, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Bell, J.), entered January 9, 1997, upon a decision of the court following a bifurcated trial in favor of the State on the issue of liability.

Following a bifurcated trial on the issue of liability, the Court of Claims dismissed claimants’ claims arising from the high-speed pursuit of claimant Curtis L. Thompson by State Troopers, which resulted in Thompson’s loss of control of his vehicle. Claimants have appealed.

We affirm. Resolution of the underlying claims rested upon the evaluation of sharply conflicting eyewitness testimony, as…