Legal Opinion
Littlejohn v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 3, 1995PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Spain, J.
Appeal from a judgment *834in favor of claimant, entered August 25, 1994, upon a decision of the Court of Claims (Bell, J.).
Claimant, an inmate at Clinton Correctional Facility (hereinafter Clinton) in Clinton County, was assaulted, without warning, by inmate Gary Stevenson on February 28, 1989. Stevenson slashed claimant with a sharp piece of glass which had been lying on the ground in the prison yard; claimant’s face and left ear were so severely cut that claimant required 35 stitches to close his wounds. Claimant commenced this action seeking damages charging the State with, inter…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Colon v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Dizak v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Hann v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1987
3Cited by13 opinions
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- Melvin v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Smith v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
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