TOWN OF LANSING v. STATE


18 A.D.3d 1093 (2005)

796 N.Y.S.2d 187

TOWN OF LANSING, Appellant, v. STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent. (Claim No. 103052.)

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

May 26, 2005.


Carpinello, J.

After a tractor-trailer accident on a state highway, the State Police temporarily rerouted all traffic onto a town road owned by claimant. Claimant now seeks monetary damages from defendant for the physical deterioration of this road as a result of the several hour detour. Specifically, the road, which was weight limited, had to be repaved. The Court of Claims dismissed the claim, prompting this appeal.

Defendant is entitled to governmental...

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