Federman v. State

The claim herein is for damages alleged to have been sustained by the claimant because of the negligence of the State of New York and its employees on April 1, 1937, while claimant was serving a sentence at a State prison. On May 24, 1937, while claimant was still serving his sentence, a notice of intention to file a claim was filed with the clerk of the Court of Claims and served upon the Attorney-General. Thereafter on November 30, 1938, claimant was paroled and his parole period terminated on June 17, 1939.

During the term of claimant’s sentence to the State prison, all his civil rights…