Anderson v. State

Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Stephen J. Lynch, J.), entered November 13, 2013. The judgment awarded the claimant money damages as against defendant.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously reversed on the law without costs and the claim is dismissed.

Memorandum: Defendant, State of New York (State), appeals from a judgment awarding claimant money damages stemming from an incident in which claimant, who was an inmate at a state correctional facility, was assaulted by a fellow inmate. The Court of Claims determined that the State was negligent in…