Hicks v. State of New York

The crucial question is whether a standard New York State crossroad sign erected by the State pursuant to an order of the State Traffic Commission on a county road at its intersection with a State road was reasonably adequate under the circumstances, or was the State, in the discharge of its duty to warn against highway hazards, required to erect in addition to the standard crossroad sign a “ Stop ” sign.

The question comes to us in an appeal as of right by the State from six separate judgments of the Court of Claims, entered upon orders of the Appellate Division, Third Department, which…