Claim of Jones v. City of New York

Vihoent A. Lupiaíto, J.

This is an application for leave to serve a notice of claim upon the City of New York and the Department of Correction of the City of New York pursuant to subdivision 5 of section 50-e of the General Municipal Law. Claimant is an adult. In 1957 he was sentenced to a term at Biker’s Island prison where he was assigned by the authorities to the hospital kitchen as a cook. On January 5, 1958, as he attempted to light the gas oven, it exploded, causing him certain alleged serious burns about his body, including his arms and eyes. He was confined to the hospital at said…