Case Name: Louis Thompson, Appellant, v. State of New York, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2001-09-27
Citations: 286 A.D.2d 831
Docket Number: 
Parties: Louis Thompson, Appellant, v State of New York, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 286
Pages: 831–831

Head Matter:
Louis Thompson, Appellant, v State of New York, Respondent.
[730 NYS2d 745]

Opinion:
—Spain, J.
Appeal from an order of the Court of Claims (Bell, J.), entered April 11, 2000, which granted the State's motion to dismiss the claim.
Claimant's use of ordinary mail to serve the claim on the Attorney General was unauthorized (see, Court of Claims Act § 11 [a]) and was insufficient to acquire jurisdiction over the State (see, Turley v State of New York, 279 AD2d 819, lv denied 96 NY2d 708; Philippe v State of New York, 248 AD2d 827). The Court of Claims, therefore, correctly granted the State's motion to dismiss the claim based upon the affirmative defense of lack of personal jurisdiction asserted in the answer.
Crew III, J. P., Peters, Carpinello and Rose, JJ., concur. Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs.