Cauley v. State

—In a claim to recover damages for personal injuries, the claimant appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims (NeMoyer, J.), entered January 25, 1993, which, after a nonjury trial, dismissed the claim.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

On June 27, 1988, the claimant, an inmate incarcerated at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility (hereinafter Sing Sing), was assaulted by another inmate, and sustained a severe injury to his right eye. The claimant received immediate attention at the Sing Sing emergency room. Thereafter, within a period of two weeks, the…