Legal Opinion
Buchalter v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided October 30, 1939No. Claim No. 25503PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreenberg, J.
Claimant seeks an order for an examination before trial of the State of New York and a discovery and inspection of the State’s books and records containing entries of the history, treatment and injuries of the claimant’s deceased. The intestate, at the time of his death, was an inmate of the Rockland State Hospital. The claim is for the recovery of damages sustained by reason of the negligence of the State, resulting in the death of said inmate.
The application is based upon the recently enacted provisions of subdivision 2 of section 17 of the Court of Claims Act. (Laws of 1939, chap. 860.)…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Friedman v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
- Friedman v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1936
- Schulz v. Agfa Ansco Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1933
3Cited by5 opinions
- Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Co. v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1940
- Rucker v. Board of EducationNew York Supreme Court · 1939
- Claim of Torres v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1956
- Ely v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1953
- Di Laura v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1949