Legal Opinion
McGaughy v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 17, 1976PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously reversed, without costs, and motion granted. Memorandum: Appellant appeals from an order of the Court of Claims which denied his motion for permission to file a late claim against the State. While confined at the Auburn Correctional Facility, appellant sustained personal injuries allegedly due to the negligence of the State as the result of a fire which occurred in his cell on November 22, 1973. He was immediately hospitalized in the institution’s hospital where he remained until his discharge on February 21, 1974. In the latter part of January or early February, 1974 a law…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bommarito v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971
- De Marco v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- De Marco v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Dimovitch v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
3Cited by5 opinions
- Block v. New York State Thruway AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Walach v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1977
- Grouchulski v. New YorkDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1980
- Pum Realty Corp. v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1977
- Berger v. State University of New York at Stony BrookNew York Court of Claims · 1977