Adams v. County of Rensselaer

Appeal from that part of an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Brown, J.), entered May 23, 1984 in Rensselaer County, which granted the motion of defendant Sheriff’s Department of the County of Rensselaer to dismiss the complaint as against it.

The complaint alleges that on May 14, 1982, plaintiff, who was then an inmate at the Rensselaer County Jail, slipped and fell due to a puddle of liquid which had accumulated on the floor of an area of the jail. Plaintiff commenced this action against the County of Rensselaer and the Sheriff’s Department alleging that defendants were negligent…