Legal Opinion
Colon v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 17, 1994PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrew Iii, J.
Appeal from a judgment in favor of claimant, entered July 9, 1993, upon a decision of the Court of Claims (Benza, J.).
Claimant, an inmate at Adirondack Correctional Facility in Essex County, sustained personal injuries when he was assaulted by a fellow inmate while working in the engine repair shop. Claimant commenced this action alleging that the State failed to provide adequate supervision.
By reason of facility rules prohibiting the operation of engines indoors, some activities involving the repair shop must be conducted outside on a paved macadam area. Because vocational training requires…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Padgett v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Dizak v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Kemp v. WaldronAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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