Legal Opinion
Rister v. City University
New York Court of Claims
Decided April 11, 2008No. Claim No. 113519Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
S. Michael Nadel, J.
*196This is the defendant’s motion to dismiss the claim on the grounds that it fails to state a cause of action, and that it is not properly verified. The claim arises from an incident which occurred at an event held at Hunter College, one of the senior colleges of the City University of New York (CUNY), where the claimant alleges that he was assaulted by a security guard. He seeks damages for physical and emotional injuries, as well as punitive damages.
Section 11 (b) of the Court of Claims Act requires that a claim be verified “in the same manner as a…
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