Legal Opinion

Cox v. State

New York Court of Appeals

Decided February 27, 1958No. Claim No. 30169; Claim No. 30168PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDye, J.

These appeals as of right are from two judgments of the Court of Claims, entered on an order of the Appellate Division, Third Department, unanimously reversing, on the law, two judgments in favor of claimants and dismissing the respective claims.

The respective claims are for damages and incidental care and treatment which Mary McGrath, an incompetent person, required as a result of personal injuries which she suffered while an inmate in the Hudson River State Hospital. Allegedly, on or about November 19,1949, she was pushed or assaulted by *696another inmate, causing her to fall and break her…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Johnson v. LutzNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
  2. Williams v. AlexanderNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
  3. Reed v. . McCordNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
  4. Stephens v. . VromanNew York Court of Appeals · 1857

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Curtis Taylor v. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
  2. Carswell v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. The Central Railroad Company of New Jersey v. Jules S. Sottnek Co., Inc., Sottnek Terminal Corporation, and Third Party New York Dock CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
  4. Hayes v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
  5. Smith v. SzpilewskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016

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