Casella v. State

In a negligence claim to recover damages for personal injuries, the claimant appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Lowery, J.), entered January 29, 1985, which dismissed his claim, after a nonjury trial.

Judgment affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The claimant, an inmate at Green Haven Correctional Facility, who was assaulted by another inmate, contends that the State was negligent in permitting the inmates to wear bulky clothing, thus preventing correction officers from noticing any object which an inmate might be carrying beneath his clothing. During the trial, it was…