Bolnick v. State

Appeal from judgments of the Court of Claims (Hanifin, J.), entered September 18, 1979, which dismissed the claims. These claims for personal injuries arise from a two-vehicle accident which occurred on January 23, 1975 at approximately 10:35 a.m. on New York State Route 17 on Bridge No. 6. Claimant Silvermintz was operating his Volkswagen in a westerly direction about 50 to 55 m.p.h. and was in the process of passing a tractor trailer when, at about midpoint on the bridge, he struck the rear of a truck owned by the State of New York. Claimant David Bolnick was a passenger in the Volkswagen.…