HANN v. STATE OF NEW YORK


137 Misc.2d 605 (1987)

Joseph Hann, Claimant, v. State of New York, Defendant. (Claim No. 69926-A.)

Court of Claims.

November 9, 1987


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lehrman, Kronick & Lehrman (Arnold S. Kronick of counsel), for claimant. Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Kenneth F. Keutmann of counsel), for defendant.


EDWIN MARGOLIS, J.

This action involves a claim by a prison inmate for personal injuries inflicted by another inmate and alleged to have been caused by the negligence of prison officials. Specifically, claimant alleges that the prison officials were negligent in failing to take reasonable precautions to guard against the likelihood that unprovoked assaults would be made by claimant's assailant.

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