Billson v. State

Appeal from a judgment, entered November 5, 1976, upon a decision of the Court of Claims which dismissed claimants’ claim for personal injuries. On December 3, 1974 at about 5:00 p.m., the infant claimant, aged 13, was struck by an eastbound vehicle as she was attempting to cross Jericho Turnpike in the Town of Huntington, Long Island. The turnpike where the accident happened runs generally east and west and is intercepted from the north by Oakwood Road forming a T intersection. Both highways are four lane. The traffic at the intersection is controlled by seven traffic signals. Claimants…