Van Etten v. State

OPINION OF THE COURT

Frank S. Rossetti, J.

This claim is for damages arising from injuries sustained by claimant in a fall on a sidewalk along a State highway. Claimant contends defendant’s negligent construction and maintenance created a dangerous condition which caused her fall and consequential injuries. The State claims it did not construct the dangerous condition and was not responsible for the maintenance of the sidewalk where the condition was located. Upon the parties’ stipulation, the court ordered the trial bifurcated, with liability being tried in the instant proceeding and damages…