Alliance Company v. State Hospital at Butner

The case of Washington v. State (Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, Nov. 15, 1950) 100 N. Y. S. 2d 620, decided a question of law quite similar to1 the question before the Court here. The Per Curiam opinion is as follows:

“Per Curiam. Claimant has had judgment against the State for injuries sustained by him while an inmate of Great Meadow Prison when he was thrown from a load of hay which he was helping to load. The horses drawing the load, driven and controlled by a fellow inmate, started suddenly, causing claimant to lose his balance. The Court of Claims has found .that…