Benson v. State

Claimant here applies for permission to file a claim arising out of injuries sustained on August 5, 1942, while an inmate of Auburn Prison, from which State prison he was discharged on July 12, 1944, after having fully served tlr sentence imposed upon his conviction for a felony.

At the time of such accident and up to July 12,1944, claimant was under legal disability, in consequence of which his civil rights were suspended (Penal Law, § 510). Upon his discharge from prison after having fully served his sentence, claimant’s civil rights were restored, whereupon he was enabled to institute an…