Silvera v. State

—In a claim to recover damages for personal injuries based on negligence in the supervision of an inmate in a state prison, the claimant appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Scuccimarra, J.), dated December 4, 2001, which, after a nonjury trial, is in favor of the defendant and against him dismissing the claim.

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

The weight of the evidence supports the view that another inmate may have initially blamed the claimant for two fires that occurred in that inmate’s cell in 1998. However, the claimant’s own testimony…