It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously reversed on the law without costs, the claim is reinstated and a new trial is granted.
Memorandum:
Claimant, an inmate at a state correctional facility, appeals from a judgment dismissing his negligence claim seeking damages for injuries that he sustained while working as a plumber there. According to the evidence presented at trial, a correction officer had escorted...
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