Seaman v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtSpain, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Hard, J.), entered March 20, 2006, upon a decision of the court in favor of defendant.
Claimant commenced this action seeking damages for injuries he allegedly sustained while an inmate at Hudson Correctional Facility in Columbia County when he slipped and fell when exiting a shower. At a nonjury trial on the issue of liability, claimant testified that he took two steps out of the shower and slipped on water on the floor, twisting and injuring his knee. Claimant explained that each time he showered he had observed that water would accumulate on…
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