Legal Opinion
Peterson v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided November 6, 1975No. Motion No. M-17725PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFrank S. Rossetti, J.
The petitioner herein, Frank C. Peterson, Jr. (hereinafter “claimant”), seeks permission to file a time-barred claim under the discretion granted this court by subdivision 5 of section 10 of the Court of Claims Act.
The proposed claim, attached to the moving papers, is for damages arising from a fire on December 1, 1974 in a cell occupied by claimant while an inmate at the Eastern New York Correctional Facility. It is grounded in tort (negligence) and thus governed by subdivision 3 of section 10 of the Court of Claims Act. Subdivision 3 requires a claim or notice of intention to be filed…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Glus v. Brooklyn Eastern District TerminalSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- New York City Employees' Retirement System v. EliotNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Wilkinson v. SkinnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Hoffman v. City of SyracuseNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
- Bommarito v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Walach v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1977
- Plate v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1978
- Woodley v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1976