Appeal from a judgment in favor of claimants, entered April 8, 1991, upon a decision of the Court of Claims (I. Margolis, J.).
On May 27, 1984, while at Northampton Beach State Park in Fulton County, claimants’ four-year-old son fell from a slide sustaining a displaced fracture of the left elbow. Claimants brought this action against the State and, as the result of a bifurcated trial, the Court of Claims found the State liable and thereafter awarded $241,000 for the infant’s injuries, broken down as follows:
Future economic loss $ 14,000
Loss of household services 30,000
Past pain and suffering 22,000
Future pain and suffering 175,000
Total $ 241,000
The State appeals from the judgment on the ground that it is excessive. The State does not, however, dispute that portion of the judgment which awarded the infant $14,000 for future economic loss. This being a nonjury case, this court has the authority to find damages where, as here, the record is complete (see, Mesick v State of New York, 118 AD2d 214, 220, lv denied 68 NY2d 611).
The evidence on behalf of the infant revealed that he sustained a displaced fracture of the left elbow requiring closed reduction under general anesthesia for which he was hospitalized for two days. His cast was removed 26 days later. The proof further indicated that at the time of trial, the
Given the permanent nature of the injury, the pain that the infant will be expected to experience over the span of his life, the expectation of the development of further sequela (arthritis and bursitis) as a result thereof and his tender years at the time of trial, we cannot say that the award was excessive.
Weiss, P. J., Mikoll and Mercure, JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.