Duffen v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtMercure, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Bell, J.), entered January 29, 1997, upon a decision of the court in favor of claimant.
Claimant, an inmate at a State correctional facility, commenced this action to recover for an ankle injury he allegedly sustained when he fell on the ground in the facility recreation yard. As relevant to this appeal, claimant’s theory of liability against the State is founded upon the prison personnel’s demonstrated delay in providing claimant with his prescribed medication, which claimant alleges caused him to become dizzy and fall. At trial, claimant called…
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