Legal Opinion
Dizak v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 16, 1986No. Claim No. 67907PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On October 8, 1982, claimant and John Faulkner were inmates at Adirondack Correctional Facility. Both were assigned to an inside ground crew detail which had been given the task of cleaning up an area within the facility. Appropriate tools for the job were provided by the facility. Faulkner obtained a pickax from one of the other workers, disengaged the handle and, without apparent provocation, began to strike claimant about the head and face with the wooden handle until correction officers subdued Faulkner.
*330Thereafter, claimant commenced this action against the State, alleging that the State…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Merrill Transport Co. v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Hartley v. SzadkowskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
- Nelson v. X-Ray Systems, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
3Cited by22 opinions
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- Khan v. GalvinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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