Tolliver v. State

Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (McCarthy, J.), entered January 15, 2014, upon a decision of the court in favor of defendant.

Claimant, an inmate, commenced this action seeking damages for injuries he sustained when he fell on a prison stairway. Claimant contends that his fall was caused by defendant’s negligent failure to make appropriate accommodations for his preexisting leg injury. The Court of Claims dismissed the claim following a bifurcated trial on the issue of liability. Claimant appeals, and we affirm.

After being transferred to the Clinton Correctional Facility in…