Legal Opinion
Robilotto v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided June 6, 1980No. Claim No. 61268PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Frank S. Rossetti, J.
This claim is for damages arising from a vicious assault on *715claimant by a "juvenile delinquent” who was temporarily released from a State Division for Youth facility.1 The assault was particularly heinous, involving not only the punching and stabbing of the then 58-year-old claimant, but also multiple rape and threats to kill, all over a two-hour period. Claimant contends defendant’s release of the assailant was negligent and in violation of statute. The State defends that the release was an immune quasi-judicial governmental function and that…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Weiss v. FoteNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
- Pratt v. RobinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Southworth v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Kelly v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Drake v. City of RochesterNew York Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Genoa M. White v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- Santangelo v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Tillot v. New York State Thruway AuthorityNew York Court of Claims · 1980
- People ex rel. Scherz v. DennisonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Sebastian v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998