§ 24. Appeals generally. Either party may appeal from an order or
judgment of the court of claims, or of a referee to hear and determine
of such court, to the appellate division of the supreme court of the
department in which the claims relating to the orders or judgments
appealed, arose. The appeal from a judgment may be taken upon questions
of law or of fact, or both, or for an alleged excess or insufficiency of
the judgment. Upon such appeal, the court may affirm, reverse or modify
the judgment granting such award and judgment as the court of claims
should have granted, or dismiss the appeal or grant a new trial or remit
for further proceedings. The provisions of the civil practice law and
rules relating to appeals in the supreme court apply, so far as
practicable, to appeals from orders or judgments of the court of claims
or from orders of its referee, except as modified in this article.