Duffy v. State

Appeal from an order of the Court of Claims (Silverman, J.), entered June 23, 1998, which denied claimant’s application pursuant to Court of Claims Act § 10 (6) for permission to file a late notice of claim.

*912Claimant alleges that he sustained injuries to his back on August 29, 1997 while working at the Eastern Correctional Facility in Ulster County where he was incarcerated. According to the proposed claim, he was struck in the hip by a piece of wood while working with a saw which lacked safety guards. Claimant filed a notice of intention to file a claim on December 8, 1997 and thereafter…