Legal Opinion
Scolavino v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided May 6, 1946No. Claim No. 27647PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLounsberry, J.
This is a claim against the State of -New York based on the alleged negligence of the State and its employees, arising out of- an assault committed on March 30, 1943, against the claimant, Michael Scolavino, an inmate of the Harlem Valley State Hospital, by John Benturira, another inmate.
The Harlem Valley State Hospital, located at Wingdale, New York, is owned and operated by the State of New York for the observation, treatment and care of the mentally ill. Both the claimant and Benturira had been patients.at this institution for some years prior to the assault, claimant with a diagnosis of…
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