Gardner v. State

On October 5, 1967 at about 8:15 p.m. Saul Gardner, then a student at the State University of New York in Stony Brook, Long Island, was descending the concrete steps leading to the rear entrance of Roth Dormitory (Bldg. No. 2) on the campus of that institution. His left foot caught on a piece of pipe projecting from a hole in one of the steps, causing him to fall and sustain injuries which form the basis for this claim of negligence of the State of New York in its maintenance of that facility.

The claim was timely filed with the Clerk of the Court of Claims on November 30, 1967 in the name of…