Timmons v. State

—Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Claimant commenced this action to recover damages for injuries he sustained while an inmate at Auburn Correctional Facility. Claimant alleged that prison officials were negligent in failing to place him in protective custody to prevent an unidentified inmate from setting him on fire in his cell. On appeal from a judgment dismissing his claim after a trial on the issue of liability, claimant contends that the verdict of the Court of Claims is against the weight of the evidence.

On appeal from a judgment rendered after a nonjury trial,…