Muckova v. State

*1188Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Philip J. Patti, J.), entered August 9, 2011. The judgment awarded claimant money damages after a trial.

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

Memorandum: Claimant commenced this action seeking damages for injuries she sustained as a result of contracting tuberculosis during the autopsy of an inmate (decedent), allegedly owing to defendant’s negligence. Following trial, the Court of Claims awarded claimant $500,000. We agree with defendant that it…