Jennings v. State

Appeal from a judgment dismissing the claim entered August 5, 1975 upon a decision of the Court of Claims. At six o’clock on the morning of April 21, 1972 claimant Nathaniel Jennings was driving south on Route 9W in the Town of Highlands, Orange County. The road was clear and dry. As he approached the 500-foot-long four-lane bridge which carries 9W over Popolopen Brook, a State truck was just beginning to sand the bridge. The truck was in the westernmost lane, moving south at 15 miles per hour. Jennings drove past the truck in the left southbound lane, but lost control on what turned out to…