FINNEGAN v. STATE


179 Misc.2d 694 (1999)

686 N.Y.S.2d 589

Angela Finnegan, as Administratrix of The Estate of Joseph Finnegan, Deceased, Claimant, v. State of New York, Defendant. (Claim No. 82858.)

Court of Claims.

January 7, 1999


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl Brodzansky, Carle Place, for claimant. Eliot Spitzer, Attorney-General, New York City (Janet L. Polstein of counsel), for defendant.


SUSAN PHILLIPS READ, J.

Claimant Angela Finnegan (claimant) is the mother of decedent, Joseph Finnegan, and administratrix of his estate. From approximately July 1980 through March 1, 1990, decedent, who was severely retarded, was a patient at the Bernard M. Fineson Developmental Center (BFDC), a facility owned and operated by defendant State of New York (defendant or the State) (see, Mental Hygiene...

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