Butler v. State

This is a claim for personal injuries against the State of New York for its alleged negligence in the operation, maintenance and control of the New York State Employment Service office at 146-01 Archer Avenue, Queens, New York.

On July 18,1956, the claimant, a 61-year-old domestic worker, appeared at the office of the State Department of Labor, Household Division, at the afore-mentioned address at approximately 7:30 a.m., it being her practice to appear at the office and be *952assigned domestic work for the day by a member of the State’s Employment Service staff. When the office was opened at…