Legal Opinion

Imhotep v. State

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

Decided October 28, 2002No. Claim No. 84730PublishedCited by 6 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 (Nadel, J.), dated August 29, 2001, which, after a nonjury trial, and upon the granting of the defendant’s motion to dismiss the claim, is in favor of the defendant, dismissing the claim.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The claimant, who was an inmate at the Arthur Kill Correctional Facility at the time of the accident, alleges that he was injured when a bulletin board in his cell fell on him. There is no evidence in the record as to what caused the bulletin board…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Dermatossian v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Kambat v. St. Francis HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
  3. Patrick v. Bally's Total FitnessAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  4. Dawson v. National Amusements, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  5. Cohen v. Interlaken Owners, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Dulgov v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  2. Bodnarchuk v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  3. Finucane v. NegriAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  4. Molina v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  5. Dawson v. Fountains-Clove Road Apartments, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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