New York State Thruway Authority v. State

Pursuant to chapter 669 of the Laws of 1964 the claimant filed a claim in the Court of Claims, seeking credits permitted by such enabling act for expenditures charged to the New York State Thruway Authority for improvements to State facilities.

After a considerable trial before three Referees, with Justice Sydney F. Foster sitting as a Judge of the Court of Claims (50 Misc 2d 957), a judgment was entered in favor of the claimant in the amount of $30,842,427 for sums expended for State betterments having no Thruway Authority purpose but charged to the Authority at the request of the State. It…