Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
The claimant, then an inmate at the Beacon Correctional Facility, allegedly was injured while assigned to a work crew that was painting a Department of Transportation garage in Poughkeepsie. Just prior to the accident, the plaintiff was attempting to paint the upper portion of an 18- or 20-foot wall while standing on the top cap of an unsecured 10-foot high stepladder. She sustained injuries when the ladder toppled...
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