BROWN v. STATE OF NEW YORK


184 A.D.2d 126 (1992)

Alfred E. Brown, Jr., et al., Respondents, v. State of New York, Appellant. (Appeal No. 1.) (Claim No. 73718.)

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Fourth Department.

December 30, 1992


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General, Albany (Vernon Stuart of counsel), for appellant.

Richard C. Bell, New York City, for respondents.

GREEN, BALIO, BOEHM and FALLON, JJ., concur.


BOOMER, J. P.

The State of New York appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims that, following a trial, awarded claimant, an inmate of Auburn Correctional Facility, money damages for injuries sustained when claimant's left hand was severed by a power tool in the woodworking shop. Contrary to the State's arguments on appeal, we conclude that the evidence supported the court's finding that the State was negligent...

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