Legal Opinion
Muhammad v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 24, 2005PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCardona, P.J.
Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Hard, J.), entered January 5, 2004, upon a decision of the court following a bifurcated trial in favor of defendant on the issue of liability.
In May 1997, claimant was an inmate at Bare Hill Correctional Facility in Franklin County with a prison job as a dormitory recycling porter whose duties included cleaning metal cans and separating them into bins for recycling. On May 25, 1997, claimant sustained an injury when the lid of a metal can sliced through his latex glove and cut the pinkie finger on his right hand. Although claimant had performed…
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