Schittino v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Mikoll, J. P.
Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (King, J.), entered June 29, 1998, upon a decision of the court in favor of the State.
Claimant, an inmate at Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Washington County, alleged in this negligence action that the State was responsible for injuries he sustained when another inmate threw a five-gallon urn of hot coffee at him. Following a bifurcated trial on the issue of liability, the Court of Claims determined that the State was not negligent and plaintiff appeals.
The events leading up to the assault were recounted by claimant as follows.…
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