Legal Opinion
Sanchez v. State of NY
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 21, 2002PublishedCited by 174 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
In this inmate-on-inmate assault case, appellant Francisco Sanchez’s negligent supervision claim against the State was dismissed on summary judgment, on the ground that the attack was unforeseeable as a matter of law. We conclude that this record raises a triable issue as to foreseeability.
The essential facts are undisputed. On December 14, 1995, two unidentified fellow inmates in Elmira Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison, attacked Sanchez. The attack *250occurred on the second floor of a school building the prison used for inmate evening…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Basso v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Mirand v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Pulka v. EdelmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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