Legal Opinion

Hicks v. State

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 26, 1986PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In March 1982, claimant, an inmate at Great Meadow Correctional Facility, sustained injuries to his left hand while operating a table saw. At the time of his injury, claimant was assigned to a work unit that was renovating an old school house. Claimant had previously operated the saw and had received instructions from a correction officer as to the proper use of the saw. Claimant’s injuries resulted in, inter alia, a deformity of his left index finger and permanent stiffness of another finger. Dr. Frank Hudak has recommended that the index finger be amputated.

In February 1983, claimant filed…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Mesick v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  2. Telfair v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. Callahan v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963
  4. Callahan v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1964
  5. Giles v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1980

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Kandrach v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  2. Beck v. Woodward AffiliatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. Martinez v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  4. Carter v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. Bernard v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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