Legal Opinion

Tomaiko v. State

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 30, 1995PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a claim to recover damages for personal injuries, the claimant appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Silverman, J.), dated June 8, 1993, which, at the close of trial on the issue of liability only, dismissed the claim on the merits.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

*783The appellant, Claudine Tomaiko, suffered a knee injury during a volleyball practice at the State University of New York at Stony Brook on November 1, 1990. The appellant was completing a spike shot during a practice drill when she landed with her leg fully extended, causing this injury. The appellant…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Nicastro v. ParkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  2. Benitez v. New York City Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1989

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Supensky v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. Clark v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  3. Gallo v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  4. Kojtari v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  5. Brown v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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