Legal Opinion
Graham v. Goord
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 23, 2003PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpain, J.
Appeal from an order of the Court of Claims (Read, P.J.), entered December 17, 2001, which dismissed the claim for failure to comply with Court of Claims Act § 11.
While incarcerated at Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Sullivan County, claimant filed a claim on behalf of himself and other inmates against defendants, various prison officials, alleging that the water supply at the facility was contaminated by toxic chemicals. The Court of Claims dismissed the claim on the ground that the claim was not verified as required by Court of Claims Act § 11. Claimant appeals, and we affirm.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dreger v. New York State Thruway AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- Lichtenstein v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- Martin v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 2000
- Ritangela Construction Corp. v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Vogel v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 2000
3Cited by2 opinions
- Lepkowski v. State of NYNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
- Turner v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 2003