Ball v. State

Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Milano, J.), entered January 6, 2012, upon a decision of the court in favor of defendant.

Claimant Frederick L. Ball (hereinafter claimant) was severely injured as a result of a one-vehicle motorcycle accident. On a clear, dry afternoon, while traveling on a straight, flat state road with his grandson as a passenger, claimant drove off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree located 10 feet from the edge of the pavement. Claimants commenced this action alleging, among other things, that defendant’s negligence in designing, constructing and…