Case Name: Jeffrey Schwartz, Appellant, v. New York State Thruway Authority, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1984-03-22
Citations: 61 N.Y.2d 955
Docket Number: Claim No. 62817
Parties: Jeffrey Schwartz, Appellant, v New York State Thruway Authority, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 61
Pages: 955–957

Head Matter:
Jeffrey Schwartz, Appellant, v New York State Thruway Authority, Respondent.
(Claim No. 62817.)
Argued February 23, 1984;
decided March 22, 1984
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Richard J. Madison for appellant.
Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (.Michael S. Buskus and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
The guiderail that was installed met the relevant design standards in effect at the time of its construction. Claimant asserts that it should have been extended an additional 11 feet. This was a planning decision which, if made, would only have involved giving " 'the public more complete protection' " (Weiss v Fote, 7 NY2d 579, 584). Consequently, liability will not be imposed upon the Authority for failing to build a longer guiderail.
Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Jones, Wachtler, Meyer, Simons and Kaye concur.
Order affirmed, with costs, in a memorandum.