The Matter of Patricia Walsh v. New York State Comptroller

State of New York OPINION Court of Appeals This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the New York Reports. No. 82 In the Matter of Patricia Walsh, Appellant, v. New York State Comptroller et al., Respondents. Jonathan I. Edelstein, for appellant. Victor Paladino, for respondents. FEINMAN, J.: An inmate accidentally fell as she attempted to exit the back of a transport van, injuring petitioner, a Nassau County correction officer. The question before us is whether petitioner’s injuries were sustained by, or as the natural and proximate result of, “any act -1- -2-…